Kansas Statutes 22-4204. Exemption from arrest and service of process
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 22-4204
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: shall include any territory of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Kansas Statutes 22-4201
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- summons: shall include a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness. See Kansas Statutes 22-4201
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state he shall not while in this state purusant to such summons be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons. If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and to testify in that state or while returning therefrom, he 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 entrance into this state under the summons.