Utah Code 78B-1-138. Witnesses — Exempt from arrest in civil action
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-1-138
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Court: means trial court. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Every person who has been in good faith served with a subpoena to attend as a witness before a court, judge, commissioner, referee or other person, in a case where the disobedience of the witness may be punished as a contempt, is exempt from arrest in a civil action while going to the place of attendance, necessarily remaining there and returning therefrom.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session