§ 10-2-301 — Compelling attendance - Orders - Sentences

(a) The Senate and the House of Representatives meeting separately or in joint meeting may: (1) Issue the necessary subpoenas and process to summon and compel a person to appear before them or a committee thereof; (2) Carry into execution their orders and sentences; and (3) Summon and compel the attendance of witnesses in as full a manner as a court of law and with like effect. (b) A subpoena for a witness shall be issued at the request of: (1) A member of the Senate or a member of the House with the majority support of the member's respective house; (2) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate on behalf of the majority of the members of the Senate; (3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives on behalf of the majority of the members of the House; and (4) The party accused.

Legislative History

Rev. Stat., ch. 90, § 8; C. & M. Dig., § 4929; Pope's Dig., § 6151; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-201; Acts 2009, No. 1465, § 2.