2010 Maine Code
TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Chapter 205: WITNESSES
15 §1462. Summons to testify in another state
Part 3: TRIALS
Subchapter 4: PRISONERS AS WITNESSES
§1462. Summons to testify in another state
A judge of the state court of record in another state, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons confined in penal institutions within that state to attend and testify in this State, may certify that there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending in the court, that a person who is confined in a penal institution in this State may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation or action, and that his presence will be required during a specified time. Upon presentation of the certificate to any judge having jurisdiction over the person confined, and upon notice to the Attorney General, the judge in this State shall fix a time and place for a hearing and shall make an order directed to the person having custody of the prisoner requiring that the prisoner be produced before him at the hearing. [1967, c. 317, (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
1967, c. 317, (NEW).
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