Washington Code 44.16.040 – Commission to examine absent witness
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Every such chair or presiding member shall also have power, under the direction of the committee, to issue a commission for the examination of any witness who shall be without the jurisdiction of the state, or if within the state, shall be unable to attend, or who shall, for any reasons, be excused by the committee from attendance.
[ 2009 c 549 § 6005; 1895 c 6 § 3; RRS § 8180.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 44.16.040
- 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.