§ 15-22-208 — Subpoenas - Refusal to testify

(a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission or any member thereof is empowered to issue a subpoena for any witness to require his or her attendance and the giving of testimony before the commission and to require the production of books, papers, and records in any proceeding before the commission which may be material to questions lawfully before the commission. (b) The subpoena shall be served by: (1) The county sheriff of the county in which the person subpoenaed resides; (2) The county sheriff's deputy; or (3) Any other officer authorized by law to serve process in this state. (c) If any person fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena issued by the commission or any member thereof or refuses to testify or answer to any matter regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, the circuit court of the county in which the person is domiciled, on application of the commission, may: (1) In term time or vacation, issue an attachment for the person; (2) Compel him or her to: (A) Comply with the subpoena; (B) Appear before the commission; (C) Produce the documents; and (D) Give his or her testimony upon such matters as may be lawfully required; and (3) Punish for contempt any person who fails to obey any such order, as in a case of disobedience of a like subpoena issued by or from that court or for refusal to testify therein. (d) With respect to any such person who is not domiciled in Arkansas, the circuit court of the county in which the hearing involved is being held or is to be held shall have jurisdiction.

Legislative History

Acts 1957, No. 81, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-1305.