If a witness is required to recognize, with or without sureties, and refuses to do so, the judge shall commit that witness until the witness complies with the order, or is otherwise discharged according to law. During confinement a person held as a witness must receive the compensation the court before whom the case is pending directs, not exceeding regular witness fees in criminal cases as provided in section 357.24 . When a minor is a material witness, any other person may recognize for the appearance of the minor as a witness, or the judge may take recognizance of the minor as a witness in a sum of not more than $50. The recognizance is valid and binding in law notwithstanding the disability of the minor.
Minn. Stat. § 629.55
COMMITTAL OF WITNESSES WHO REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE.
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 629.01 to 629.75 (89 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case T.D. v. Smith (1994)
Most recently applied in T.D. v. Smith (September 1994)
(10590) RL s 5249; 1981 c 31 s 20; 1983 c 359 s 140; 1985 c 265 art 10 s 1
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.