{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-19-9-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 19-9-20","heading":"Definitions.","body":"\"Witnesses\" as used in this chapter shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding.\nThe word \"state\" shall include any territory of the United States and the District of Columbia.\nThe word \"summons\" shall include a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness.","path":["Title 19 - EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 9 Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without a State in Criminal Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t19c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:47:54Z","sha256":"ba2e80d011d395a39664e390cfde75fa1a5998814c1cad65d893157cb30dfbc3","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-19-9-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-19-9-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}