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When a person has obeyed such an order so given, he shall not be prosecuted, nor shall he be subject to any penalty or confiscation whatsoever with regard to any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he has testified or produced evidence, if from such testimony or evidence it actually appears that said person had the right to avail himself of the privilege of not testifying or producing evidence in order not to incriminate himself. Said person may, however, be indicted and shall be subject to penalty for any perjury, false answer, or contempt in which he may incur while answering or not answering, producing or not producing evidence, according to the order given by the magistrate.\nHistory —Mar. 18, 1954, No. 3, p. 108, § 3.