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Home » US Law » 2022 Utah Code » Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure » Chapter 21 - Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without a State in Criminal Proceedings

Section 1 – Short title — Construction.

77-21-1. Short title — Construction. This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without a State in Criminal Proceedings.” It shall be interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact it. Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 […]

Section 2 – Procedure to secure attendance in another state.

77-21-2. Procedure to secure attendance in another state. If a judge of a court of record in any state, which by its laws has made provisions for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in this state, certifies under the seal of the court that there is a criminal prosecution pending in the […]

Section 3 – Procedure to secure attendance of witness from without state.

77-21-3. Procedure to secure attendance of witness from without state. If a person in any state, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions, or grand jury investigations commenced or about to commence, in this state, is a material witness in a prosecution […]

Section 4 – Fees.

77-21-4. Fees. Whenever a judge of a court of record of this state issues a certificate under the provisions of this chapter to obtain the attendance of a witness for the prosecution from without the state in a criminal prosecution or grand jury investigation commenced or about to commence he shall designate therein a suitable […]

Section 5 – Witnesses not subject to arrest or service of process.

77-21-5. Witnesses not subject to arrest or service of process. If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state he shall not, while in this state pursuant to such summons, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in […]