Issuance of subpoena by clerk of district court for service to witness failing to appear on Commission’s order; contempt.

1. If any person ordered to appear before the Commission as a witness fails to obey the order, the Commission or any Commissioner or the Secretary of the Commission may apply to the clerk of the nearest district court for a subpoena commanding the attendance of the witness before the Commission. 2. The clerk shall issue the subpoena, and a peace officer shall serve it. 3. Disobedience to a subpoena is a contempt of court and must be punished accordingly. (Added to NRS by 1979, 245)