Florida Statutes 942.04 – Exemption from arrest and service of process
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 942.04
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: includes any territory of the United States and District of Columbia. See Florida Statutes 942.01
- Summons: includes a subpoena, order, or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness. See Florida Statutes 942.01
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
(1) If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him or her to attend and testify in this state, the person 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 or her entrance into this state under the summons.
(2) If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in that state, or while returning therefrom, the person shall not while so passing through this state be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his or her entrance into this state under the summons.