Iowa § 2.23 - 2.23 Witness — attendance compulsory.
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§ 2.23. 2.23 Witness — attendance compulsory.
Whenever a committee of either house, or a joint committee of both, is conducting an investigation requiring the personal attendance of witnesses, any person may be compelled to appear before such committee as a witness by serving an order upon the person, which service shall be made in the manner required in case of a subpoena in a civil action in the district court. Such order shall state the time and place a person is required to appear, be signed by the presiding officer of the body by which the committee was appointed, and attested by its acting secretary or clerk; or, in case of a joint committee, signed and attested by such officers of that body. [C73, §17; C97, §21; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §28; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.29; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.23] Referred to in §2.24 Wed Dec 10 21:40:06 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 2.23 (22, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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