Illinois Compiled Statutes 725 ILCS 235/1 – Definitions
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As used in this act,
(a) “Witness” means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court.
(b) “Penal institution” includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention.
(c) “State” includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.
(a) “Witness” means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 725 ILCS 235/1
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(b) “Penal institution” includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention.
(c) “State” includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.