Rhode Island § 12-16.1-6 § 12-16.1-6. Prisoner from another state summoned to testify in this state.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-16.1-6 — § 12-16.1-6. Prisoner from another state summoned to testify in this state.

Rhode Island § 12-16.1-6

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-16.1Uniform Rendition of Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceeding Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-16.1-6 (2026).

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§ 12-16.1-6. Prisoner from another state summoned to testify in this state.
(a) 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
        

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§ 12-16.1-6. Prisoner from another state summoned to testify in this state.

(a) 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 the person's presence will be required during a specified time.

(b) The certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the confined prisoner, and a notice shall be given to the attorney general of the state in which the prisoner is confined.