§835-3 Material witness order; commencement of proceeding by application; procurement of appearance of prospective witness. (a) A proceeding to adjudge a person a material witness must be commenced by application to the appropriate court, made in writing and subscribed and sworn to by the applicant, demonstrating reasonable cause to believe the existence of facts, as specified in section 835-2(a), warranting the adjudication of the person as a material witness.
(b) If the court is satisfied that the application is well-founded, the prospective witness may be compelled to appear in response thereto as follows: