Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1807/47 – Article 47. Refusal to appear or testify
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(a) Any person not subject to this Code who:
(1) has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a
(1) has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a
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witness or to produce books and records before a court-martial or court of inquiry, or before any military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read in evidence before such a court;
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(2) has been duly paid or tendered the fees and
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mileage of a witness at the rates allowed to witnesses attending a criminal court of this State; and
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(3) willfully neglects or refuses to appear, or
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refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or to produce any evidence which that person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce;
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may be punished by the military court in the same manner as a criminal court of this State.
(b) The fees and mileage of witnesses shall be advanced or paid out of the appropriations for the compensation of witnesses.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1807/47
- 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.
- 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.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
(b) The fees and mileage of witnesses shall be advanced or paid out of the appropriations for the compensation of witnesses.