Alabama Code 45-35A-51.27. Attendance of witnesses; fees; false oaths
Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-35A-51.27
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Any person who shall be served with a subpoena, issued in the course of an investigation or hearing conducted under this part, to appear and testify or to produce records, books, and papers, who shall disobey or neglect to obey any such subpoena shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided by the general laws of the state. The fees of witnesses for attendance shall be the same as fees of witnesses before the courts of record and shall be paid as provided in this part. Any judge of a court of record, upon application of a member of the board or the director, shall compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of records, books, and papers and the giving of testimony before the board, by attachment, contempt proceedings or otherwise, in the same manner as the production of evidence may be compelled before the court. Any person who, having taken oath or made affirmation in the cause of any investigation or hearing under this part, shall willfully and knowingly testify or declare falsely shall be guilty of perjury and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by the general laws of the state. The director or the board may require the attendance of employees who are needed as witnesses without subpoena.