Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-734
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Certificate from this state to another state to compel
Official statutory text
prisoner to appear and testify - Contents - Presentation - Notice to
attorney general of other state.
A. If a person confined in a penal institution in any other
state may be a material witness in a criminal proceeding pending in
a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a
judge of the court may certify as follows:
1. There is a grand jury or a criminal proceeding pending in
this court;
2. A person who is confined in a penal institution in the other
state may be a material witness in the proceeding or investigation;
and
3. His presence will be required during a specified time.
B. The judge of the court in this state shall:
1. Present the certificate to a judge of a court of record in
the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined; and
2. Give notice to the attorney general of the state in which
the prisoner is confined, that the prisoner's presence will be
required.
attorney general of other state.
A. If a person confined in a penal institution in any other
state may be a material witness in a criminal proceeding pending in
a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a
judge of the court may certify as follows:
1. There is a grand jury or a criminal proceeding pending in
this court;
2. A person who is confined in a penal institution in the other
state may be a material witness in the proceeding or investigation;
and
3. His presence will be required during a specified time.
B. The judge of the court in this state shall:
1. Present the certificate to a judge of a court of record in
the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined; and
2. Give notice to the attorney general of the state in which
the prisoner is confined, that the prisoner's presence will be
required.
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