South Carolina Code 58-27-2010. Contempt proceedings
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-27-2010
- commission: means the Public Service Commission of this State. See South Carolina Code 58-27-10
- commissioner: means one of the members of the Public Service Commission of this State. See South Carolina Code 58-27-10
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes all individuals, partnerships, or associations other than corporations. See South Carolina Code 58-27-10
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
In case of failure on the part of any person to comply with any lawful order of the commission or of any commissioner or with any subpoena or subpoena duces tecum or in the case of the refusal of any witness to testify concerning any matter on which he may be interrogated lawfully, any court of record of general jurisdiction, or a judge thereof, may, on application of a party requesting a subpoena, compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein. The commission must not be a party to any proceeding.