Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.111
Uniform rendition of prisoners as witnesses in criminal proceedings act; short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform rendition of prisoners as witnesses in criminal proceedings act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — UNIFORM RENDITION OF PRISONERS AS WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS ACT (Act 161 of 1967)
Michigan · statute · 161 of 1967, Mich. Comp. Laws · 10 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.112
Uniform rendition of prisoners as witnesses in criminal proceedings act; definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "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. (b) "Penal institutions" includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, hous…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.113
Request of foreign court; certificate of state judge having jurisdiction over prisoner, contents; notice; hearing.
A judge of a 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 (1) that there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending in the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.114
Orders directing witness to attend and testify; contents; production of witness.
If at the hearing the judge determines (1) that the witness may be material and necessary, (2) that his attending and testifying are not adverse to the interests of this state or to the health or legal rights of the witness, (3) that the laws of the state in which he is requested to testify will give him protection fro…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.115
Orders; contents; custodial safeguards; expenses; time effective.
The order to the witness and to the person having custody of the witness shall provide for the return of the witness at the conclusion of his testimony, proper safeguards on his custody, and proper financial reimbursement or prepayment by the requesting jurisdiction for all expenses incurred in the production and retur…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.116
Inapplicability of act.
This act does not apply to any person in this state confined as insane or mentally ill or as a defective delinquent.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.117
Request for witnesses confined in foreign state; certificate; contents; foreign court having jurisdiction over prisoner, presentment of certificate.
If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a judge of the court may certify (1) that there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pendin…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.118
Order of compliance with terms and conditions of foreign judge.
The judge of the court in this state may enter an order directing compliance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the judge of the state in which the witness is confined.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.119
Immunity of witness; arrest or service of process.
If a witness from another state comes into or passes through this state under an order directing him to attend and testify in this or another state, he shall not while in this state pursuant to the order be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, because of any act committed prior to his arrival…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.120
Construction of act.
This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.