Proceedings upon failure of conservator to obey process to appear and file accounts and vouchers.

If a conservator fails to obey any process requiring him or her to appear and file his or her accounts and vouchers for a final or partial settlement, the court of probate may, by attachment, compel his or her appearance and may, if on appearance he or she refuses to file such accounts and vouchers or to show good cause for his or her omission, imprison him or her for a period not exceeding six months.

(Code 1886, §2472; Code 1896, §2357; Code 1907, §4447; Code 1923, §8220; Code 1940, T. 21, §150; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)