South Carolina Code 19-9-120. Witnesses passing through State shall not be subject to arrest or service of process
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 19-9-120
- 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 South Carolina Code 19-9-20
- summons: shall include a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness. See South Carolina Code 19-9-20
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
If a person passes through this State while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and 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.