Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 5-5-109 - Contempt - misdemeanor(1) If a witness neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena or, appearing, neglects or refuses to testify, the senate or house may, by resolution entered on the journal, commit the witness for contempt.(2) If a person compelled to produce records under 5-5-107(3) neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena, the senate or house may, by resolution entered on the journal, commit the witness for contempt.(3) A person who neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena under subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in 46-18-212.Renumbered from § 5-5-103 by the Code Commissioner in 2023.Amended by Laws 2023, Ch. 687,Sec. 4, eff. 5/19/2023.En. Sec. 262, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 97, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 81, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 302; re-en. Sec. 81, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-403; amd. Sec. 232, Ch. 61, L. 2007.