West Virginia Code > Chapter 62 > Article 6A – Securing Attendance of Nonresident Witnesses


62-1A-1	Definitions
62-6A-2	Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state
62-6A-3	Summoning witness in another state to testify in this state
62-6A-4	Exemption from arrest or service of process
62-6A-5	Construction of article
62-6A-6	How article cited

Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Laws of the state: includes the Constitution of the State of West Virginia and the Constitution of the United States, and treaties and laws made in pursuance thereof. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Testify: Answer questions in court.