Title 34, Chapter 8, Section 89
( 34-8-89)
(a) In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena by any
person, any court of this state within the jurisdiction of which the
inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which said
person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or
transacts business, upon application by the Commissioner, the board
of review, the chief administrative hearing officer, or any duly
authorized representative of any of them, shall have jurisdiction to
issue to such person an order requiring such person to appear before
the Commissioner, the board of review, the chief administrative
hearing officer, or any duly authorized representative of any of
them to produce evidence, if so ordered, or to give testimony
regarding the matter under investigation or in question; and any
failure to obey such order may be punished by the superior court as
a contempt of court. (b) Any person who shall without just cause fail or refuse to attend
and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books,
papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records, if it is in
such person's power to do so, in obedience to a subpoena of the
Commissioner, the board of review, the chief administrative hearing
officer, or any duly authorized representative of any of them shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than
$200.00, or by imprisonment for not longer than 60 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment; and each day such violation continues
shall be deemed to be a separate offense. |