Arkansas Code § 16-43-212 - Criminal Proceedings -- Issuance of Subpoenas Pursuant to Investigations

(a) The prosecuting attorneys and their deputies may issue subpoenas in all criminal matters they are investigating and may administer oaths for the purpose of taking the testimony of witnesses subpoenaed before them. Such oath when administered by the prosecuting attorney or his or her deputy shall have the same effect as if administered by the foreman of the grand jury. The subpoena shall be substantially in the following form:

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(b) The subpoena provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be served in the manner as provided by law and shall be returned and a record made and kept as provided by law for grand jury subpoenas. The fees and mileage of officers serving the subpoenas and of witnesses in appearances in answer to the subpoenas shall be the same and shall be paid in the same manner as provided by law for grand jury witnesses.

(c) The failure of any officer to serve the subpoena or of a witness to appear on the returned date shall constitute a Class B misdemeanor.

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