Whenever a witness summoned fails to testify and the fact is reported to either house, the president of the Senate or the speaker of the House, as the case may be, shall certify to the fact under the seal of the state to the state's attorney for the judicial district of Hartford, who shall prosecute therefor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 2-48
Prosecution of witness
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Office of the Governor v. Select Committee of Inquiry (2004)
Most recently applied in Office of the Governor v. Select Committee of Inquiry (June 2004)
(1949 Rev., S. 53; P.A. 78-280, S. 6, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.) History: P.A. 78-280 changed “Hartford coun…
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