Nebraska Statutes 25-1229. Subpoena; disobedience; refusal to testify or sign deposition; contempt
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Disobedience of a subpoena, or a refusal to be sworn, or to answer as a witness, or to subscribe a deposition, when lawfully ordered, may be punished as a contempt of the court or officer by whom his attendance or testimony is required.
Source
- R.S.1867, Code § 356, p. 453;
- R.S.1913, § 7921;
- C.S.1922, § 8863;
- C.S.1929, § 20-1229;
- R.S.1943, § 25-1229.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 25-1229
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Sworn: shall include affirmed in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.