<br><br>77.295 Enforcement of subpoenas by contempt proceedings -- Personal attachment. <br>(1) Whenever any person duly subpoenaed to appear and give evidence or to produce <br>any books and papers before the hearing board neglects or refuses to appear, or to <br>produce any books and papers, as required by the subpoena, or refuses to testify or <br>to answer any question which the hearing board decides is proper and pertinent, he <br>shall be deemed in contempt, and the hearing board shall report the fact to the judge <br>of the Circuit Court of the county. <br>(2) Upon receipt of the report, the judge of the Circuit Court shall issue an attachment <br>directed to the sheriff of the county where the witness was required to appear and <br>testify, commanding the sheriff to attach such person and forthwith bring him <br>before the judge who ordered the attachment issued. <br>(3) On the return of the attachment and the production of the body of the defendant, the <br>Circuit Judge has jurisdiction of the matter. The person charged may purge himself <br>of the contempt in the same way, and the same proceeding shall be had, and the <br>same penalties may be imposed, and the same punishment inflicted as in the case of <br>a witness subpoenaed to appear and give evidence on the trial of a civil cause before <br>a Circuit Court. <br>Effective: March 14, 1952 <br>History: Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 53, sec. 75, effective March 14, 1952. <br><br>