In case of a failure on the part of any person, firm, or corporation to comply with any lawful order of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, or with process or in case of the refusal of any witness to testify concerning any matter on which he may be lawfully interrogated, the Circuit Court, or a judge thereof, having jurisdiction may, on application of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, compel obedience by proceedings as in contempt cases.
Effective: June 20, 2005

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 211.230

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.

History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 351, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 295, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 65. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 17, effective June 17,
1954.

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