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§ 21-12-401. Officer to deliver official records — Penalty for noncompliance

(a) (1) If any civilian or military officer having any records, books, or papers appertaining to any public office resigns, or his or her office becomes vacant, he or she shall deliver to his or her successor all records, books, and papers. (2) When any officer dies before delivering the records, books, and papers, his […]

§ 21-12-403. Issuance of warrant to seize and deliver records

If any person whose office has become vacant, or his or her executor or administrator shall fail to deliver any record, book, or paper to the person entitled to them, any judge of the Supreme Court or circuit court, upon the affidavit of any creditable person, setting forth the facts, may issue a warrant directed […]

§ 21-12-404. Notice of application for warrant

If any person shall hold over or refuse to deliver such records, books, or papers, he or she shall first have notice of the time and place of the application for a warrant to show cause, if any, why the warrant under § 21-12-403 should not be issued.

§ 21-12-405. Power of officer executing warrant

The officer executing the warrant issued under § 21-12-403 may break open any doors or other places in which any records, books, or papers named in the warrant may be, or in which he or she may suspect them to be, and may arrest any person who shall resist the execution of the warrant and […]

§ 21-12-406. Failure to execute warrant — Recovery

If an officer receives a warrant issued under § 21-12-403 and fails to execute or return the warrant, the officer shall be liable to the county in a civil action for an amount between one hundred dollars ($100) and five hundred dollars ($500).

§ 21-12-204. Attendance of witnesses

(a) The Senate shall have power of coercing the attendance of witnesses and of compelling them to testify and of coercing the production of books and papers, by fine and imprisonment to such extent as shall be necessary. (b) (1) The Secretary of the Senate, at the request of the chair of the committee prosecuting […]

§ 21-12-205. Depositions of witnesses

(a) The President of the Senate, on the application of the accused, or any of his or her counsel, or of the chair of the committee prosecuting the impeachment, shall issue commissions to take depositions where the witness is unable to attend from sickness or other infirmity or where the witness is without the limits […]

§ 21-12-206. Trial

(a) Before the Senate proceeds to try the impeachment, the President of the Senate and every senator present shall take the following oath or affirmation: “I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully and impartially try the impeachment against A. B., and give my decision according to the law and evidence.” (b) (1) […]

§ 21-12-207. Transcript of proceedings

The Secretary of the Senate shall make out a transcript of the proceedings on impeachment and of the judgment of the Senate, whether of conviction or acquittal, which shall be signed by the officer presiding at the trial, attested by the Secretary of the Senate and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.