Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-730
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Certificate from another state to compel witness to appear
Official statutory text
and testify - Notice, order and hearings.
A. 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 as follows:
1. There is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand
jury or other criminal proceeding pending in the court;
2. A person who is confined in a penal institution in this
state may be a material witness in the proceeding; and
3. His presence will be required during a specified time.
B. Upon presentation of the certificate to any judge having
jurisdiction over the person confined and on notice to the attorney
general, the judge in this state shall:
1. Fix a time and place for a hearing; and
2. Enter an order directing the person having custody of the
prisoner to produce the prisoner at the hearing.
A. 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 as follows:
1. There is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand
jury or other criminal proceeding pending in the court;
2. A person who is confined in a penal institution in this
state may be a material witness in the proceeding; and
3. His presence will be required during a specified time.
B. Upon presentation of the certificate to any judge having
jurisdiction over the person confined and on notice to the attorney
general, the judge in this state shall:
1. Fix a time and place for a hearing; and
2. Enter an order directing the person having custody of the
prisoner to produce the prisoner at the hearing.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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