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KRS 421.260

Immunity of witnesses of other states from arrest or service of civil and criminal process

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Carter v. Commonwealth (1990)

Most recently applied in Yell v. Commonwealth (December 2007)

Effective: June 19, 1952 History: Created 1952 Ky

(1) If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state he shall not while in this state pursuant to such summons be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.

(2) If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in that state or while returning therefrom, he shall not while so passing through this state be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.