77-33-2. Summoning prisoner in this state to testify in another state -- Certificate
of out-of-state judge.
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 in the court, (2) that a person who is confined in a penal institution in this
state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation, or action, and (3) that his
presence will be required during a specified time. Upon presentation of the certificate to any
judge having jurisdiction over the person confined, and upon notice to the attorney general, the
judge in this state shall fix a time and place for a hearing and shall make an order directed to the
person having custody of the prisoner requiring that the prisoner be produced before him at the
hearing.
Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session
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