§ 18-9-11. Court order to appear before attorney general — Contempt.
If any person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, beneficiary, institution, association, or
corporation receiving notice neglects to attend or to remain in attendance as long
as may be necessary for the purposes for which the notice was issued, or refuses to
produce books, memoranda, papers of whatever kind, documents of title, or other evidence
of assets or liabilities, or to furnish any available information that may be required,
any justice of the superior court for the county within which the inquiry is carried
on or within which the person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, beneficiary, inst
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§ 18-9-11. Court order to appear before attorney general — Contempt.
If any person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, beneficiary, institution, association, or
corporation receiving notice neglects to attend or to remain in attendance as long
as may be necessary for the purposes for which the notice was issued, or refuses to
produce books, memoranda, papers of whatever kind, documents of title, or other evidence
of assets or liabilities, or to furnish any available information that may be required,
any justice of the superior court for the county within which the inquiry is carried
on or within which the person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, beneficiary, institution,
association, or corporation is found or resides or transacts business, upon application
of the attorney general, shall have jurisdiction to issue to the person, agent, trustee,
fiduciary, beneficiary, institution, association, or corporation an order requiring
the person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, beneficiary, institution, association, or corporation
to appear before the attorney general to produce for the use of the attorney general
evidence in accordance with the terms of the notice, and any failure to obey the order
of the superior court may be punished by the court as a contempt of court.