Sec. 26.05.550. Subpoena; process of military courts.

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(a)A military judge, the president of a court-martial, or a summary court-martial officer may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum for the attendance of witnesses and production of books and records, if the courts are sitting within the state and the witnesses, books, and records sought are located in the state. A subpoena may be served by a person designated by the military judge, the president of the court-martial, or summary court-martial officer.

(b)If a person who is not a member of the militia of the state fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section, the military judge, president of the court-martial, or summary court-martial officer may apply to a state court for an order to compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as if the subpoena had been issued by a court. The military judge, president of the court-martial, or summary court-martial officer may request the attorney general to bring the action.

(c)A person who is not a member of the militia, who has been subpoenaed to appear as a witness or to produce books and records before a court-martial or before a military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read in evidence before a court-martial, who has been paid or tendered the fees and mileage of a witness at the rates allowed to witnesses attending a criminal court of the state, and who wilfully neglects or refuses to appear or refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or to produce evidence that the person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce is guilty of a violation and may be charged and punished as provided in AS 12.55 .