§453-11  Recalcitrant witnesses; contempt. 
If any person called before the board as a witness in any proceeding, whether
under subpoena or otherwise, except as privileged by law, refuses to answer any
question which is relevant to the proceeding and is put to the individual by
the board, a member thereof or the person whose license is sought to be
revoked, limited, or suspended in the proceeding, or disobeys any order of the
circuit court relating to the proceeding, the board shall report the matter in writing
to any judge of the circuit court of the circuit in which such proceeding is
held and the person shall be cited to appear before the circuit judge to show
cause why the individual should not be punished for contempt of court under
section 710-1077. [L 1917, c 61, §2; RL 1925, §1032; RL 1935, §1211; RL 1945,
§2510; am L 1947, c 201, pt of §1; RL 1955, §64-10; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19;
HRS §453-11; am L 1969, c 257, §9; am L 1976, c 219, §13; am L 1982, c 147,
§24; am L 1983, c 92, §1(9)]



 



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  Physician-patient privilege, see §626-1, rule 504.



 



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  Contempt, see HRCP rule 45(f).