Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 6648
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 6648
- action: shall include any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury commenced or about to be commenced, or any action, prosecution or proceeding; "witness" shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any such action; and the word "state" shall include any territory of the United States and District of Columbia. See
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
§ 6648. Exemption from arrest and service of process
(a) If a person comes into this State in obedience to a summons directing him or her to attend and testify in such action in this State, he or she 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 that arose before his or her entrance under the summons.
(b) If a person passes through this State while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in such action in that state or while returning therefrom, he or she shall not while so passing through this State be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters that arose before his or her entrance into this State under the summons.