§ 13-4091 Definitions
§ 13-4092 Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state
§ 13-4093 Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state
§ 13-4094 Exemption from arrest and service of process
§ 13-4095 Uniformity of interpretation
§ 13-4096 Short title
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Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 13 > Chapter 38 > Article 23 - Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses From Without a State in Criminal Proceedings

  • Act: means a bodily movement. See Arizona Laws 13-105
  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: includes any territory of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 13-4091
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Summons: includes a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness. See Arizona Laws 13-4091
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testify: includes every manner of oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Witness: includes a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding. See Arizona Laws 13-4091