Service and return of citation
Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to any proceeding in any court of
record and of original jurisdiction authorized or empowered by law
to:
(1) punish for contempts of court; or
(2) enforce its orders by contempt proceedings;
whether the contempt proceedings are civil or criminal in nature.
(b) The court may order a citation issued to the sheriff of any
county for service upon the person alleged to be guilty of contempt,
or in violation of any order of the court to:
(1) appear before the court at the time fixed in the citation; and
(2) show cause why the person should not be punished for
contempt of court.
(c) The citation shall be served by the sheriff to whom it is
addressed in the same manner as summons is served in a civil
proceeding and due return shall be made to the court issuing the
citation.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43.
Last modified: May 24, 2006