Florida Statute 942.03 - 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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F.S. 942.03

942.03 Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state.—

(1) If a person in any state, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions or grand jury investigations commenced or about to commence in this state, is a material witness in a prosecution pending in a court of record in this state, or in a grand jury investigation which has commenced or is about to commence, a judge of such court may issue a certificate under the seal of the court stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be required. Said certificate may include a recommendation that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of this state to assure his or her attendance in this state. This certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the county in which the witness is found.

(2) If the witness is summoned to attend and testify in this state, the witness shall be tendered the sum of 10 cents a mile for each mile by the ordinary traveled route to and from the court where the prosecution is pending, and $5 for each day that he or she is required to travel and attend as a witness. A witness who has appeared in accordance with the provisions of the summons shall not be required to remain within this state a longer period of time than the period mentioned in the certificate, unless otherwise ordered by the court. If such witness, after coming into this state, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, the witness shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this state.

History.—s. 3, ch. 20458, 1941; s. 1626, ch. 97-102.

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Cases Citing Statute 942.03

Total Results: 8

Roberts v. State

840 So. 2d 962, 2002 WL 31719355

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 2002 | Docket: 1748273

Cited 14 times | Published

evidentiary hearing. The State objected, arguing that section 942.03(1), Florida Statutes (1997), which governs

State v. Bastos

985 So. 2d 37, 2008 WL 2356368

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 11, 2008 | Docket: 1178384

Cited 6 times | Published

Intoxilyzer 5000 "material" within the meaning of § 942.03? The State has appealed. We accepted jurisdiction

Corona v. State

929 So. 2d 588, 2006 WL 1144187

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 28, 2006 | Docket: 1392472

Cited 4 times | Published

Extradition from Orange County circuit court. See § 942.03, Fla. Stat. (2001). However, Mrs. Corona actively

CMI, Inc. v. Ulloa

73 So. 3d 787, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 14664, 2011 WL 4102296

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 16, 2011 | Docket: 2353818

Cited 2 times | Published

the number of days the witness will be required. § 942.03(1). This triggers a hearing in the recipient state

State v. Sells

582 So. 2d 1244, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 7028, 1991 WL 134055

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 24, 1991 | Docket: 64660329

Cited 2 times | Published

2d 1272 (Fla.1985), for the principle that section 942.03 protects only those communications in which

Ulloa v. CMI, Inc.

133 So. 3d 914, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 804, 2013 WL 5942299, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2420

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 7, 2013 | Docket: 60238970

Cited 1 times | Published

711 S.E.2d 694, 696 (2011). Specifically, section 942.03 of Florida’s Uniform Law provides the authority

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. v. State

120 So. 3d 1271, 2013 WL 5226108, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 14847

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 18, 2013 | Docket: 60233906

Cited 1 times | Published

attendance of witnesses from outside the state. See § 942.03, Fla. Stat. (2013). Additionally, rule 3.220(h)(1)

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 9, 1981 | Docket: 3258678

Published

state to testify in this state (s. 942.03). Section 942.03, F.S., provides in pertinent part: 942.03 Witness