KRS 15.707: Subpoena power of Prosecutors Advisory Council.

The Prosecutors Advisory Council shall have the power to issue subpoenas requiring the

attendance of such witnesses and the production of such records, books, papers, and

documents as it may deem necessary for investigation of any matter that it is authori zed

to consider or reasonably necessary therefor. Subpoenas may be signed and oaths

administered by any member of the council. Subpoenas so issued shall be served by any

sheriff, police officer, or other peace officer at the request of the council, and a r eturn of

subpoena shall be made to the council in the same manner as similar process in the

Circuit Court. Any person who refuses to testify, testifies falsely, or fails to appear when

subpoenaed, or fails or refuses to produce documents, records, or other such material

when subpoenaed, or fails or refuses to serve a subpoena or execute a return thereon,

upon citation by the Franklin Circuit Court and after hearing by the court, shall be subject

to the same order and penalties to which persons before that c ourt are subject. Any

Circuit Court, upon application of the council or the Attorney General, may compel the

attendance of witnesses, the production of documents, records, or other such material,

and the giving of testimony before the council.