Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016) |
Title XVI. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE |
Chapter 819. UNIFORM ACT TO SECURE WITNESSES FROM WITHOUT THE STATE |
Section 819.2. Witnesses from another state required to testify in this state.
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If a person, in any state whose law makes provision for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in criminal actions pending or grand jury investigations commenced in this state, is a material witness in a district court action pending or a grand jury investigation commenced in this state, a judge of such court shall, in order to obtain the presence of such witness, issue a certificate under the seal of the court stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be required.
[S13, §5499-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13895; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §781.16; C79, 81, §819.2]