§ 52-06-25 — Order issued by court upon failure to obey subpoena - Failure to obey order

order.
In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person, any court of
this state within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of
which the person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts
business, upon application by the chairman of an appeal tribunal or the bureau or its duly

authorized representative, shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring such
person to appear before an appeal tribunal or the bureau, or its duly authorized representative,
there to produce evidence, if so ordered, or there to give testimony touching the matter under
investigation or in question. Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by the
court as a contempt thereof.