{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-421.120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 421.120","heading":"Liability of disobedient witness for costs and damages.","body":"When a witness is brought before a court for contempt by disobedience of a subpoena,\nand it is shown that the legal fees for travel and one (1) day's attendance were paid or\ntendered to him when the subpoena was served, and that he failed to attend without\nreasonable cause, the court may summarily order him to pay the party, on whose behalf he\nwas summoned, the costs occasioned to him by the disobedience of the subpoena, not\nexceeding twenty dollars ($20); and he shall also be liable for any damages occasioned by\nthe failure to attend.","path":["KRS Chapter 421"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18052","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:38Z","sha256":"94f3e18513b503b1a1e5fd924a2096c790a19bb1dc05b76349b404e51dd58fa2","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-421.110","next":"us-ky/krs-421.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}