{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-421.610","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 421.610","heading":"Summoning prisoner in this state to testify in another state.","body":"A judge of the state court of record in another state, which by its laws has made provision\nfor commanding persons confined in penal institutions within that state to attend and\ntestify in this state, may certify that there is a criminal proceeding or inve stigation by a\ngrand jury or a criminal action pending in the court, that a person who is confined in a\npenal institution in this state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation or\naction, and that his presence will be required during a sp ecified time. Upon presentation\nof the certificate to any judge having jurisdiction over the person confined, and upon\nnotice to the Attorney General, the judge in this state shall fix a time and place for a\nhearing and shall make an order directed to the person having custody of the prisoner\nrequiring that the prisoner be produced before him at the hearing.","path":["KRS Chapter 421"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18086","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:39Z","sha256":"e4f0a2f70dd4d6f5f27ded91c5167ca08583276c411010c19855ab7d830f5ff0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-421.600","next":"us-ky/krs-421.620"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}