Alaska Statutes 23.20.065 – Subpoenas
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 23.20.065
- 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, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
In case of contumacy, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, the superior court may, upon application by the department, issue an order requiring the person to appear before the department to produce evidence if ordered, or to give testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question. Failure to obey the order of the court is punishable as contempt.