Home/South Carolina/Statutes/Title 19: EVIDENCE/Ch. 9: UNIFORM ACT TO SECURE THE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES FROM WITHOUT A STATE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS/§ 19-9-110
South Carolina Statutes

§ 19-9-110 — Nonresident witness shall not be subject to arrest or service of process.

South Carolina·Title 19 EVIDENCE·Ch. 9 UNIFORM ACT TO SECURE THE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES FROM WITHOUT A STATE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
If a person comes into this State in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this State, he shall not, while in this State pursuant to such summons, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this State under the summons.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

South Carolina § 19-9-110 (Nonresident witness shall not be subject to arrest or service of process.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 26-311; 1952 Code SECTION 26-311; 1948 (45) 1810.

Nearby Sections

13
§ 19-9-10
Short title.
§ 19-9-100
Penalty for failure to attend as witness in this State.
§ 19-9-110
Nonresident witness shall not be subject to arrest or service of process.
§ 19-9-120
Witnesses passing through State shall not be subject to arrest or service of process.
§ 19-9-130
Rule of construction.
§ 19-9-20
Definitions.
§ 19-9-30
Holding of hearing when resident is wanted as witness in another state.
§ 19-9-40
Ordering resident witness to attend out-of-state proceedings.
§ 19-9-50
Delivery of witness to custody of officer of requesting state.
§ 19-9-60
Penalty for failure to attend as witness out of state.
§ 19-9-70
Request by this State for witness from reciprocating state.
§ 19-9-80
Costs and fees paid to nonresident witness.
§ 19-9-90
Limit on time nonresident witness may be kept in State.
View on official source ↗