Vermont § 6642 - Summoning witnesses in this State to testify in another state If a judge of a court of record in any state which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in an action in this
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§ 6642. Summoning witnesses in this State to testify in another state If a judge of a court of record in any state which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in an action in this
- State, certifies under the seal of such court that there is an action pending in that
court, that a person being within this State is a material witness in the action,
and that his or her presence will be required for a specified number of days, upon
presentation of the certificate to any Superior judge in the unit in which the person
is, the judge shall fix a time and place for a hearing in the unit and shall notify
the witness by an order stating the purpose of the hearing and directing him or her
to appear therefor at a time and place certain. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative February 1, 1967; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 110.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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