77-33-1. Definitions.
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77-33-1. Definitions.
As used in this act:
(1)"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.
(2)"Penal institution" includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention; and
(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.
Enacted by Chapter 15 , 1980 General Session