North Dakota Code 31-03-31 – Witness passing through state to testify in other state exempt from arrest and service of process
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If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in a criminal prosecution in that state or while returning therefrom, the person, while passing through this state, shall not be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before the person’s entrance into this state under the summons.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 31-03-31
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.