Minnesota Statutes 634.08 – Exemptions; Arrest, Service of Process
If a person comes into this state in obedience to a court order directing the person’s attendance and testimony in a criminal action or grand jury investigation in this state the person shall not, while in this state, pursuant to such court order, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before entrance into this state under such order.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 634.08
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a court order requiring the person’s attendance and testimony in a criminal action or grand jury investigation in that state or while returning therefrom, the person shall not, while so passing through this state, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before entrance into this state pursuant to such court order.