{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-43-306","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-43-306","heading":"Certificate for obtaining prisoner from another state to testify in this state","body":"If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a judge of the court may certify:\n\n(1) That there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending in the court;\n\n(2) That a person who is confined in a penal institution in the other state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation, or action; and\n\n(3) That his presence will be required during a specified time. The certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined, and a notice shall be given to the Attorney General of the state in which the prisoner is confined.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 43","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"788edb6fa44321d9e90a5bbbed0b57305a4f02e597b3a377255e8145d0726c17","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-43-305","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-43-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}