(a) 'State' includes any territory of the United States and the District of Columbia. (b) 'Witness' as used in this chapter includes a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution, or proceeding. History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2382, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 626, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-16-2.
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