{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-8-23","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-8-23","heading":"Authority to issue subpoenas; punishment for contempt for refusal to obey.","body":"Authority is conferred upon the official or county or municipal authority having jurisdiction in the matter to issue subpoenas and to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books and documents on behalf of any party. If any person shall disobey any such subpoena or order to produce, the official or county or municipal authority shall certify the refusal to the judge of the superior court of the county where the hearing is held, who shall punish the offender as for contempt of the superior court.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 8 Accounting for Public Funds"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.45.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"a46c500ed9b9ba701707e7066c4eaa31029094231c4191397921671c031e3d84","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-8-22","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-8-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}