(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.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-7-10.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43.
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