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§ 5974. Summoning prisoner in this Commonwealth to testify in another state

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Actions, Proceedings and Other Matters Generally
Chapter 59. Depositions and Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter C. Rendition of Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings (Refs & Annos)
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5974
§ 5974. Summoning prisoner in this Commonwealth to testify in another state
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(a) Certification.--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 Commonwealth, 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 Commonwealth may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation or action; and
(3) that his presence will be required during a specified time.
(b) Hearing.--Upon presentation of the certificate to any court having jurisdiction over the person confined and upon notice to the Bureau of Correction, the court in this Commonwealth 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 it at the hearing.

Credits

1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective June 27, 1978. Amended 1980, Oct. 5, P.L. 693, No. 142, § 501(a), effective in 60 days; 1982, Dec. 20, P.L. 1409, No. 326, art. II, § 201, effective in 60 days.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5974, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5974
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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