Witnesses, jurors and officers of courts, for disobeying a summons of court, or neglecting to execute or make due return of a subpoena or order of court or other judicial officer, may be punished for contempt.
Effective: January 2, 1978
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 432.230

  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 442, effective January
2, 1978. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from
Ky. Stat. sec. 1293.

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