77.295 Enforcement of subpoenas by contempt proceedings -- Personal attachment.

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(1)Whenever any person duly subpoenaed to appear and give evidence or to produce

any books and papers before the hearing board neglects or refuses to appear, or to

produce any books and papers, as required by the subpoena, or refuses to testify or

to answer any question which the hearing board decides is proper and pertinent, he

shall be deemed in contempt, and the hearing board shall report the fact to the judge

of the Circuit Court of the county.

(2)Upon receipt of the report, the judge of the Circuit Court shall issue an attachment

directed to the sheriff of the county where the witness was required to appear and

testify, commanding the sheriff to attach such person and forthwith bring him

before the judge who ordered the attachment issued.

(3)On the return of the attachment and the production of the body of the defendant, the

Circuit Judge has jurisdiction of the matter. The person charged may purge himself

of the contempt in the same way, and the same proceeding shall be had, and the

same penalties may be imposed, and the same punishment inflicted as in the case of

a witness subpoenaed to appear and give evidence on the trial of a civil cause before

a Circuit Court.