Rhode Island General Laws 12-16-6. Punishment for disobedience of summons
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If a witness, who is summoned as provided in this chapter, after being paid or tendered by some properly authorized person the sum of ten cents ($0.10) a mile for each mile and five dollars ($5.00) for each day that he or she is required to travel and attend as a witness, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he or she shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2382, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 626, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 12-16-6.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-16-6
- 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 territory of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-16-2
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Witness: as used in this chapter 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 Rhode Island General Laws 12-16-2