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:(1) That there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending in the court;(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(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.Acts 1959, No. 216, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2030.
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