§ 34-47-1-1 Applicability of article

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34-47-1-1 Applicability of article

    Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), and IC 34-47-3-8, IC 34-47-2 and IC 34-47-3 apply to all proceedings for contempt in all courts of record in Indiana except the supreme court.

    (b) Nothing in IC 34-47-2 and IC 34-47-3 shall be construed or held to embrace, limit, or control any proceeding against any officer or party for contempt for the enforcement of civil rights and remedies.

    (c) IC 34-47-2 and IC 34-47-3 do not apply to any case where any person has been personally served with notice to appear and testify as a witness in any court in Indiana in any civil or criminal case. A court may proceed against a person who fails to appear as a witness for contempt of court:

        (1) by attachment; and

        (2) as though IC 34-47-2 and IC 34-47-3 were not in force.

    The proceeding against an absent witness by attachment shall not cause a continuance of the case in which the witness was subpoenaed to testify.