11.13  Refusal to testify.

In case any witness duly subpoenaed refuses to attend, or refuses to produce documents, books, and papers, or shall attend and refuse to make oath or affirmation, or, being sworn or affirmed, shall refuse to testify, the auditor of state or the auditor's designee may apply to the district court, or any judge of said district having jurisdiction thereof, for the enforcement of attendance and answers to questions as provided by law in the matter of taking depositions.

Section History: Early form

  [S13, § 100-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 119; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 11.13]

Footnotes

  Procedure for contempt, § 622.76, 622.77, 622.84, 622.102; also chapter 665


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