1. If any witness, duly subpoenaed, refuses to obey the subpoena, or refuses to testify, the commission shall certify the fact to the district court of the county where the investigation is taking place. The court shall proceed with the witness in the same manner as though the refusal had occurred in a legal proceeding before the court or judge.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 67.3

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
 2. Witnesses shall be paid in the manner provided for witnesses before the executive council and from the same appropriation.