Ind. Code § 35-34-2-5

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 35-34-2-5 - Subpoenas; contents; failure to obey; contempt
(a) A subpoena duces tecum or subpoena ad testificandum summoning a witness to appear before the grand jury shall be issued by the clerk upon the request of the grand jury or prosecuting attorney. The subpoena must contain a statement of the general nature of the grand jury inquiry.
(b) If the subpoena is issued to a target, the subpoena shall also contain a statement informing the target that:
(1) he is a subject of the grand jury investigation;
(2) he has the right to consult with an attorney and to be assisted by an attorney under section 13 of this chapter; and
(3) if he cannot afford an attorney, the court inpaneling the grand jury will appoint one for him, upon request.
(c) If a witness fails to appear at the time and place stated in the subpoena, the court may hold him in contempt of court, unless he had filed a motion to quash the subpoena and the motion has been granted or was pending at the time he was to have appeared.

IC 35-34-2-5

As added by Acts1981 , P.L. 298, SEC.3. Amended by P.L. 320-1983, SEC.15; P.L. 170-1984, SEC.2.