Florida Statute 942.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 942
INTERSTATE EXTRADITION OF WITNESSES

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942.01 Definitions.—

(1) “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 held by the prosecution or the defense.

(2) “State” includes any territory of the United States and District of Columbia.

(3) “Summons” includes a subpoena, order, or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness.

History.—s. 1, ch. 20458, 1941.

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Cases Citing Statute 942.01

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Delit v. State, 583 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1991 WL 128336

...ion of the Act which specifically mentions the production of documentary evidence by a summoned witness. The definitions provision of the Act provides that "[s]ummons includes a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness." § 942.01(3), Fla....

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Ulloa v. CMI, Inc., 133 So. 3d 914 (Fla. 2013).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 804, 2013 WL 5942299, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2420

...4 In turning to Florida and its enactment of the Uniform Law, chapter 942 does not limit a subpoena to only a subpoena ad testificandum requiring a witness to testify. In fact, it defines “summons” as including “a subpoena, order, or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness.” § 942.01(3), Fla....

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