If a witness, duly summoned, neglects to appear and testify before a justice, or before referees, the witness may, on proof that the witness has been duly summoned, be held in contempt of court under the provisions of § 9506 of this title and, in addition, be required to pay any additional court cost created by the witness' nonappearance.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
Subchapter II. Civil Actions for Debt
§ 9522. Issuance and requirements of summons.
§ 9524. Service of summons; verification for default judgment.
§ 9525. Deposit for cost; representation of an artificial entity.
§ 9528. Requirement of special bail for certain adjournments.
§ 9529. Discharge of special bail.
§ 9530. Proceedings against special bail; scire facias.
§ 9531. Depositions of nonresidents.
§ 9533. Failure to appear; penalty.
§ 9534. Form of attachment for contempt.
§ 9535. Form of distress warrant.
§ 9536. Setoff or counterclaim.
§ 9537. Failure of defendant to appear; adjournment or judgment by default.
§ 9538. Application to vacate default judgment.
§ 9539. Failure of plaintiff to appear; adjournment or dismissal.
§ 9540. Entry of judgment; endorsement on cause of action.
§ 9542. Judgments against executor or administrator.
§ 9543. Setting aside judgment on warrant of attorney.
§ 9544. Six months stay of execution.
§ 9545. Nine months stay of execution; security.
§ 9546. Transfer of judgment to Superior Court docket after stay of execution.
§ 9548. Form of execution process.
§ 9549. Garnishees; time for appearance; pleadings.
§ 9550. Proceeding by garnishee charging collusion.
§ 9551. Appeal from proceeding by garnishee.
§ 9552. Time of binding of goods and chattels by execution; duration of lien.
§ 9554. Sale of goods levied upon; advertisement.
§ 9556. Duty of constable or sheriff upon receipt of execution; return of execution.
§ 9557. Venditioni exponas; issuance; requirements; effect.
§ 9558. Form of venditioni exponas.
§ 9560. Failure to pay over proceeds from execution.
§ 9561. Failure on return to produce receipt of proceeds.
§ 9562. Necessity of judgment and execution docket.
§ 9566. Entry of judgment satisfaction by justice.
§ 9567. Entry of judgment satisfaction by creditor or execution officer.
§ 9569. Transfer of judgment to Superior Court; lien on real estate.
§ 9571. Appeal in civil actions.
§ 9572. Proceedings on appeal.
§ 9573. Execution upon striking of appeal.
§ 9574. Abatement and dismissal.
§ 9576. Remedy against deceased surety; assignment of creditor's remedies to surety.
§ 9578. Survival of actions; parties.
§ 9579. Issuance, service and return of writ; proceedings.
§ 9580. Endorsement and docketing; assignment of judgment.
§ 9582. Proceeding by attachment.
§ 9583. Issuance of writ; affidavit.
§ 9584. Form of writ; form of Garnishee's Notice of Service.
§ 9585. Goods and chattels subject to attachment; notice; judgment; creditors.
§ 9586. Service on garnishee; compelling attendance.
§ 9587. Process to compel appearance of garnishee.
§ 9588. Garnishment proceedings.
§ 9589. Dissolution of attachment.
§ 9590. Delivery of goods to constable; defense of garnishee; liability of constable.