Arkansas § 16-43-306 Certificate for obtaining prisoner from another state to testify in this state

Arkansas Statutes

§ 16-43-306 — Certificate for obtaining prisoner from another state to testify in this state

Arkansas § 16-43-306

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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-43-306 (2026).

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If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a judge of the court 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 the other state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation, or action; and (3) That his presence will be required during a specified time. The certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined, and a notice shall be given to the Attorney General of the state in which the prisoner is confined.

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If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a judge of the court 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 the other state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation, or action; and (3) That his presence will be required during a specified time. The certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined, and a notice shall be given to the Attorney General of the state in which the prisoner is confined.