Alabama § 12-21-284 - Exemption from Arrest or Service of Process of Persons Coming into or Passing through State in Obedience to Summons to Attend and Testify.
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§ 12-21-284. Exemption from Arrest or Service of Process of Persons Coming into or Passing through State in Obedience to Summons to Attend and Testify.
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-21-284 ("Exemption from Arrest or Service of Process of Persons Coming into or Passing through State in Obedience to Summons to Attend and Testify.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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