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Sec. 09.20.130. Proceedings for examination of prisoner as a witness.


Published: 1966

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Sec. 09.20.130. Proceedings for examination of prisoner as a witness.
 (a) If a witness is a prisoner confined in a prison in the state, a state court may order the prisoner's temporary removal and production before a state court for the purpose of being orally examined
     (1) by the court or a judge of the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, unless it is a district court;

     (2) by a judge of the superior or supreme court when the action or proceeding is pending in a district court, or when the witness's oral examination is required before a judge or other persons out of court.

 (b) In any other case, a state court may order the examination in prison upon a deposition.