23A-14A-1. Definitions.
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Terms used in §§ 23A-14A-1 to 23A-14A-10 , inclusive, mean:
(1)"Witness," 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 grand jury or in any criminal action before a court;
(2)"Penal institution," includes any jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention;
(3)"State," includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.