U.S. Constitution, Article IV — The States, Section 2, Clause 3
No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.
Notes
Bars a person held to service or labour in one state under its laws, who escapes into another state, from being discharged from that service by any law or regulation of the state escaped to. Requires such a person to be delivered up on claim of the party to whom the service is due.
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