As used in this subchapter: (1) “Witness” means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court; (2) “Penal institutions” includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house […]
A judge of a state court of record in another state, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons confined in penal institutions within that state to attend and testify in this state, may certify: (1) That there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending […]
If at the hearing the judge determines: (1) That the witness may be material and necessary; (2) That his attending and testifying are not adverse to the interests of this state or to the health or legal rights of the witness; (3) That the laws of the state in which he is requested to testify […]
The order to the witness and to the person having custody of the witness shall provide for the return of the witness at the conclusion of his testimony, proper safeguards on his custody, and proper financial reimbursement or prepayment by the requesting jurisdiction for all expenses incurred in the production and return of the witness, […]
This subchapter does not apply to any person in this state confined as insane or mentally ill.
If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a judge of the court may certify: (1) That there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand […]
The judge of the court in this state may enter an order directing compliance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the judge of the state in which the witness is confined.
If a witness from another state comes into or passes through this state under an order directing him to attend and testify in this or another state, he shall not while in this state pursuant to the order be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, because of any act committed […]
This subchapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Rendition of Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings Act”.
If any provision of this subchapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the subchapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this subchapter are severable.
