2A:159A-2. Definitions ARTICLE II As used in this agreement: (a) 'State' shall mean a State of the United States; the United States of America; a territory or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (b) 'Sending State' shall mean a State in which a prisoner is incarcerated at the time that he initiates a request for final disposition pursuant to Article III hereof or at the time that a request for custody or availability is initiated pursuant to Article IV hereof. (c) 'Receiving State' shall mean the State in which trial is to be had on an indictment, information or complaint pursuant to Article III or Article IV hereof. L.1958, c. 12, p. 33, s. 1 (Art. II).
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