Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 12-16.1 – Uniform Rendition of Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceeding Act


§ 12-16.1-1	Definitions
§ 12-16.1-2	Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state
§ 12-16.1-3	Court order
§ 12-16.1-4	Terms and conditions
§ 12-16.1-5	Exceptions
§ 12-16.1-6	Prisoner from another state summoned to testify in this state
§ 12-16.1-7	Compliance
§ 12-16.1-8	Exemption from arrest and service of process

Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
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.
Penal institutions: includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-16.1-1
person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-16.1-1
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
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. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-16.1-1