As used in this article, the term:(1) 'Penal institution' means a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention.(2) 'State' means any state or territory of the United States and the District of Columbia.(3) 'Summons' means a subpoena, order, or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness.(4) 'Witness' means a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal prosecution or proceeding held by the prosecution or the defense, including a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state.Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
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