16-9-108
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16-9-108.
(a)
In any investigation of a violation of this article or any investigation of a
violation of Code Section 16-12-100, 16-12-100.1, 16-12-100.2, 16-5-90, or
Article 8 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 involving the use of a computer in
furtherance of the act, the Attorney General or any district attorney shall have
the power to administer oaths; to call any party to testify under oath at such
investigation; to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of
books, records, and papers; and to take the depositions of witnesses. The
Attorney General or any such district attorney is authorized to issue a subpoena
for any witness or a subpoena to compel the production of any books, records, or
papers.
(b)
In case of refusal to obey a subpoena issued under this Code section to any
person and upon application by the Attorney General or district attorney, the
superior court in whose jurisdiction the witness is to appear or in which the
books, records, or papers are to be produced may issue to that person an order
requiring him or her to appear before the court to show cause why he or she
should not be held in contempt for refusal to obey the subpoena. Failure to
obey a subpoena may be punished by the court as contempt of court.