15-21-30
Section 15-21-30 Attachment to compel obedience and punish for contempt. (a) It is the duty
of the officer before whom a writ of habeas corpus is returnable, in case of such refusal
or neglect on the part of the person to whom it is directed, to proceed forthwith against
him by process of attachment, as for contempt, to compel obedience to the writ and to punish
him for such contempt. (b) When such attachment is issued against the sheriff or his deputy,
it may be directed to the coroner or to any constable and may be executed by such coroner
or constable. (Code 1852, §741; Code 1867, §4292; Code 1876, §4968; Code 1886, §4791;
Code 1896, §4844; Code 1907, §7039; Code 1923, §4338; Code 1940, T. 15, §34.)...
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34-1-14
Section 34-1-14 Hearings; judicial review. (a) Commencement of proceeding. The board may initiate
proceedings under this chapter either on its own motion or on the complaint of any person.
(b) Notice; service and contents. A written notice stating the nature of the charge or charges
against the accused and the time and place of the hearing before the board on such charges
shall be served on the accused not less than 30 days prior to the date of said hearing either
personally or by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail to the address of
the accused last known to the board. (c) Failure to appear. If, after having been served with
the notice of hearing as provided for herein, the accused fails to appear at said hearing
and defend, the board may proceed to hear evidence against him or her and may enter such order
as shall be justified by the evidence, which order shall be final unless he or she petitions
for a review thereof as provided herein; provided, that within 30...
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36-11-11
Section 36-11-11 Proceedings in Supreme Court - Powers of examiners as to witnesses. The examiner
or examiners so appointed shall have power to issue subpoenas for witnesses, which shall be
served by the sheriff of the proper county or by any special constable appointed by such examiner
or examiners, to compel the attendance of witnesses by attachment, to punish for contempt
by fine or imprisonment in the county jail and to administer oaths to witnesses, and the oaths
administered by such examiners shall, in all respects, be deemed and held to be lawful oaths.
(Code 1876, §4053; Code 1886, §4825; Code 1896, §4871; Code 1907, §7106; Code 1923, §4504;
Code 1940, T. 41, §185.)...
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25-2-23
Section 25-2-23 Powers of secretary, officers of department and board of appeals as to witnesses.
The Secretary of Labor, any officer of the Department of Labor designated by the secretary
and the members of the board of appeals, in the performance of any function or duty or the
execution of any power prescribed by law, shall have the power to administer oaths, certify
to official acts, take and cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue subpoenas, compel
the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, payrolls, documents,
records and testimony. In the event of failure of any person to comply with any subpoena lawfully
issued, or on the refusal of any witness to produce evidence or to testify as to any matter
regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of any court of competent
jurisdiction or of the judge thereof, upon the application of the Secretary of Labor or any
officer of the Department of Labor designated by the...
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25-4-97
Section 25-4-97 Powers of appeals tribunal, board of appeals and officers of Department of
Labor as to witnesses; witness fees. In the discharge of their duties under this chapter any
deputy, any appeals tribunal, any member of the board of appeals, and any officer of the Department
of Labor authorized and designated by the secretary shall have power to administer oaths,
certify to official acts, take and cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue and serve
subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers, books, accounts,
payrolls, documents, records, and testimony. In the event of failure of any person to comply
with any subpoena lawfully issued, or on the refusal of any witness to produce evidence or
to testify as to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the
duty of any court of competent jurisdiction or of the judge thereof, upon the application
of the secretary or any officer of the Department of Labor designated...
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41-4-36
Section 41-4-36 Inspection and production of books, records, accounts, etc.; examination of
witnesses. The Director of Finance and any authorized officer or employee of the Department
of Finance shall, in the performance of his official duties, for the purpose of examination,
have access to, and the right to copy from, any book, record, account, document, receipt or
paper of any of the departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices or institutions
of the state or of any of the counties, municipal corporations, political subdivisions or
public bodies in the state or of the officers or employees thereof, in such manner as may
be reasonable and at reasonable times. The Director of Finance or any officer or employee
of the Department of Finance designated by the director, in the performance of his official
duties, shall have the power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, take and cause
to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of...
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43-2-530
Section 43-2-530 Authorization to compel settlement. Any executor or administrator may be required
by citation to file his accounts and vouchers and to make a settlement, notwithstanding any
provision in any will or other instrument to the contrary; and, if after service of the citation,
he fails to file his accounts and vouchers for a settlement on the day named in the citation,
the probate court or other court having jurisdiction of the said estate may compel him to
do so by attachment or may proceed to state the account against him from the materials on
file or such other information as may be accessible, charging him with such assets as may
have come to his hands. (Code 1852, §1817; Code 1867, §2153; Code 1876, §2524; Code 1886,
§2155; Code 1896, §223; Code 1907, §2686; Acts 1919, No. 440, p. 566; Code 1923, §5919;
Code 1940, T. 61, §316.)...
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34-3-82
Section 34-3-82 Power of subpoena. In the investigation of charges of professional misconduct,
the board and any committee appointed by it for this purpose shall have power to summon and
examine witnesses under oath and compel their attendance and the production of books, papers,
documents, and other writings necessary or material to the inquiry. Such summons or subpoena
shall be issued under the hand of the secretary of the board or the chairman of any duly constituted
subcommittee of the board and shall have the force of a subpoena issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction, and any witness or other person who shall refuse or neglect to appear in obedience
thereto or who shall refuse to be sworn or testify or produce books, papers, documents, or
other writings demanded shall be liable to attachment upon application to the Supreme Court
of the state or to any judge of any court of record for the district where the investigation
is conducted as in cases of contempt. (Acts 1923, No....
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12-21-2
Section 12-21-2 Production of books, etc., generally - By resident nonparties; failure to comply.
(a) When any deed, writing or other document which it may be necessary to use as testimony
in any case may be in the possession of any person resident in this state who is not a party
to the case, the clerk of the court in which the case is pending shall, upon application of
the party or his attorney desirous of using such testimony, issue a subpoena duces tecum directed
to the person having such book or other document in his possession, requiring him to appear
and bring with him into court the paper desired to be used as testimony. Service shall be
by a sheriff, constable or some private person, and the official return of the sheriff or
constable or the affidavit of such private person shall be sufficient evidence that the same
was duly served; but, in all cases, the judge may require the summary production of any book
or document by subpoena duces tecum where the witness is able to...
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17-16-56
Section 17-16-56 Contest of election of judge of probate court and other county and municipal
officers - Generally. If the contest is of an election to the office of judge of the probate
court, sheriff, tax assessor, tax collector, county treasurer, clerk of the circuit court,
or any other office filled by the vote of a single county or any subdivision thereof, or any
office of a city or town not in this article otherwise provided for, the party contesting
must file in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the election
was held, a statement in writing, verified by affidavit, of the grounds of the contest as
provided in this article and must give good and sufficient security for the costs of the contest,
to be approved by the clerk. On the filing of the statement and the giving of the security,
the clerk must enter the contest on the trial docket as a civil action pending in the court
for trial, and, after having made such entry, the clerk must issue a...
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