Rhode Island General Laws 12-16.1-4. Terms and conditions
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The order to the witness and to the person having custody of the witness shall provide for the return of the witness at the conclusion of his or her testimony, proper safeguards on the witness’ custody, and proper financial reimbursement or prepayment by the requesting jurisdiction for all expenses incurred in the production and return of the witness, and may prescribe any other conditions that the judge thinks proper or necessary. The order shall not become effective until the judge of the state requesting the witness enters an order directing compliance with the prescribed conditions.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 4, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-16.1-4
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-16.1-1
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Witness: means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-16.1-1