Witness from another state summoned to testify in the Virgin Islands
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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 in the Virgin Islands, is a material witness in a prosecution pending in a court of record in the Virgin Islands, 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 the Virgin Islands to assure his attendance in the Virgin Islands. This certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the county in which the witness is found.
If the witness is summoned to attend and testify in the Virgin Islands he shall be tendered the amounts specified in section 660 of this title for travel expenses and for compensation and subsistence for each day that he 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 the Virgin Islands a longer period of time than the period mentioned in the certificate, unless otherwise ordered by the court. If such witness, after coming into the Virgin Islands, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in the Virgin Islands.
A certificate need not be issued under this section if it appears that the attendance of the witness can be obtained under Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.