§ 3-3-125. Liberal Construction
This chapter shall be liberally construed in favor of making more effective any investigation ordered by either or both houses of the general assembly for the purpose of obtaining information to aid the general assembly, or either house thereof, in the performance of its legislative duties and obligations to the people of this state.
§ 3-3-115. Penalty for Evasion of Service
Any person who, after having knowledge that an inquiry or investigation has been ordered by either house or both houses of the general assembly, willfully leaves and is absent from the county of such person’s usual residence for the purpose of evading the service upon such person of any subpoena that thereafter might be issued […]
§ 3-3-116. Violation of § 3-3-115 as Continuing Offense — Venue — Limitation of Prosecutions
Any person violating § 3-3-115 commits a continuing offense during all the time such person is so willfully absent from the county of such person’s usual residence for the purpose of evading any subpoena that might be issued for such person during the session of the general assembly which has ordered such investigation. Such continuing […]
§ 3-3-117. Issuance of Attachments
Power is given to such committees or subcommittees to issue attachments to be served on all persons who may willfully violate any subpoena, rule or order, made or promulgated by such committee. Such attachment may be served by a sergeant-at-arms of any such committee on the offending person, who shall be kept in the custody […]
§ 3-3-118. Oaths of Witnesses
All such witnesses, when so subpoenaed, before giving their testimony before the bodies or committees subpoenaing them, shall take an oath or make affirmation as provided by law for witnesses appearing in a court of record of this state to give testimony in such court. The speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house […]
§ 3-3-119. Self-Incrimination
No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or producing papers, documents, records, or other items of evidence, before houses of the general assembly, or any such committee of either or both houses, in obedience to a subpoena of those bodies or any such committee, on the ground or for the reason that the […]
§ 3-3-120. Perjury and Subornation of Perjury — Penalty
Any person who willfully and corruptly swears or affirms falsely in any material manner, upon any oath or affirmation, in respect of any matter under inquiry before either house, or such committee of either house or joint committee of both houses, commits perjury and shall be subject to indictment, trial and conviction for such perjury. […]
§ 3-3-121. Prosecution by District Attorney General
Whenever a witness, summoned by subpoena issued as hereinbefore provided, fails to appear, or, having appeared, fails to answer, as provided in § 3-3-112, and the facts are reported to either house, the speaker of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, as the case may be or the chair of the […]
§ 3-3-122. Compensation of Witnesses
Any person or persons subpoenaed to appear as a witness before any such committee, or subcommittee, shall be entitled to compensation including travel pay, as is now provided by law in respect of witnesses subpoenaed to appear in civil cases in courts of record of this state. Such compensation for witnesses, when certified as due […]
§ 3-3-123. Committee Reports on Investigations
Upon the completion of any investigation, made as herein contemplated and provided, the committee making such investigation shall then report its findings, embodying its recommendations, to the house or houses of the general assembly by which such committee was authorized and empowered to act.