(a) If a person refuses to respond to a subpoena issued under Alaska Stat. § 39.25.175, or refuses to testify at a hearing authorized by Alaska Stat. § 39.25.170, the personnel board may apply to the superior court for an order requiring the person to respond to the subpoena or to testify.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 39.25.176

  • 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.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) Failure to obey the order of the superior court requiring response to a subpoena or testimony at a hearing may be punished as contempt of court.
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