§ 5979. Exemption from arrest and service of process
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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. § 5979
§ 5979. Exemption from arrest and service of process
If a witness from another state comes into or passes through this Commonwealth under an order directing him to attend and testify in this or another state, he shall not, while in this Commonwealth pursuant to the order, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, because of any act committed prior to his arrival in this Commonwealth under the order.
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1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective June 27, 1978.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5979, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5979
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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