Utah § 77-33-1 Definitions.

Utah Statutes

§ 77-33-1 — Definitions.

Utah § 77-33-1

Title 77Utah Code of Criminal Procedure

Ch. 77-33Uniform Rendition of Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings Act

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Utah Code Ann. § 77-33-1 (2026).

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As used in this act:

(1)"Witness" means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court.

(2)"Penal institution" includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention; and

(3)"State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.

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As used in this act:
(1) "Witness" means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court.
(2) "Penal institution" includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention; and
(3) "State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.