Statutes > Arkansas Statutes > Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts > Subtitle 4 - Evidence And Witnesses > Chapter 43 - Witnesses Generally > Subchapter 6 - Immunity -- Criminal Proceedings > § 16-43-605 - Court order approving grant of immunity -- Granting of immunity only after refusal to testify.

§ 16-43-605 - Court order approving grant of immunity -- Granting of immunity only after refusal to testify.

16-43-605. Court order approving grant of immunity -- Granting of immunity only after refusal to testify.

No prosecuting attorney shall grant immunity until he has applied for and obtained in each case a written order from the judge of the circuit court approving the grant of immunity. No such immunity shall be granted by a prosecuting attorney until after the individual has declined to answer questions or has requested immunity before answering questions.