(a) A judge may issue a summons for the attendance of a party, witnesses, or for the production of evidence in a case before the court. No judge may issue a blank summons. (b) If a witness is summoned to attend a court and without sufficient excuse neglects to appear, he may be attached and fined an […]
(a) In any criminal proceeding in which a warrant is issued for the purpose of requiring the attendance of a person as a material witness for the State, the witness must be taken promptly before a District Court commissioner before he is committed to jail. (b) If the commissioner determines, after a hearing, that the person brought […]
The court that issued an execution on a forfeited recognizance for a witness who failed to appear may discharge the witness from execution upon motion showing good and sufficient cause for the failure.
(a) An employer may not deprive an employee of the employee’s job solely because of job time lost by the employee as a result of: (1) The employee’s response to a subpoena requiring the employee to appear as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding, including discovery proceedings; or (2) The employee’s attendance at a proceeding that […]
