Illinois Compiled Statutes 25 ILCS 5/7 – Any witness neglecting or refusing to appear when duly subpoenaed, or …
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 25 ILCS 5/7
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Any witness neglecting or refusing to appear when duly subpoenaed, or to testify, or to produce papers and documents before a committee of either house, or a joint committee of both houses, may be arrested, by a warrant under the signature of the presiding officer of the house appointing the committee, or in case of a joint committee, under the signature of the presiding officer of either house, and taken before the house, and there compelled to give testimony or produce such papers and documents.