Arizona § 41-1153 Disobedience of subpoena as legislative contempt

Arizona Statutes

§ 41-1153 — Disobedience of subpoena as legislative contempt

Arizona § 41-1153

Title 41Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 7LEGISLATURE

Art. 4Witnesses and Punishment of Contempts

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 41-1153 (2026).

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A.If a witness neglects or refuses to obey a legislative subpoena, or, appearing, neglects or refuses to testify, the senate or the house may, by resolution entered in the journal, commit him for contempt.

B.A witness neglecting or refusing to attend in obedience to a subpoena may be arrested by the sergeant-at-arms and brought before the senate or house upon authority of a copy of the resolution signed by the president or speaker, and countersigned by the secretary or chief clerk.

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A. If a witness neglects or refuses to obey a legislative subpoena, or, appearing, neglects or refuses to testify, the senate or the house may, by resolution entered in the journal, commit him for contempt.

B. A witness neglecting or refusing to attend in obedience to a subpoena may be arrested by the sergeant-at-arms and brought before the senate or house upon authority of a copy of the resolution signed by the president or speaker, and countersigned by the secretary or chief clerk.