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Statute:

Discharge of exempt witness

ยง 27. Discharge of exempt witness. Where a person has been arrested in
violation of section twenty-five, a justice of the supreme court, a
county judge or the court, if any, from which the subpoena was issued or
which ordered the witness to attend, or a judge thereof, shall order
such person discharged from the arrest upon proof, by affidavit, of the
facts.

CVR 27 2014-09-22

Sections:

ARTICLE 3 - Privilege From Arrest
SECTION 20 - No imprisonment for non-payment of costs in certain cases
SECTION 21 - No imprisonment for non-payment of money pursuant to judgment or order requiring payment of money due upon contract
SECTION 22 - Privilege of officers and prisoner from arrest while passing through another county
SECTION 23 - No person to be arrested in civil proceedings without a statutory provision
SECTION 24 - Privilege from arrest of officers of courts of record
SECTION 25 - Witness exempt from arrest
SECTION 26 - Action against officer making arrest of exempt person
SECTION 27 - Discharge of exempt witness
SECTION 28 - Medical attention for persons under arrest

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