If any person subpoenaed as a witness shall fail to appear and attend as required, an attachment shall be issued by order of the court or other authority before which he was subpoenaed to appear, returnable at such time as the court or authority may appoint. The court or authority shall, on ordering the attachment, direct whether the witness shall enter into bond for his appearance, and in what sum, and whether with or without sureties, which bond the sheriff, or other officer by whom the attachment is executed, is authorized to take, payable to the state. In case the witness shall appear in answer to the attachment, the court may discharge him therefrom, on good cause shown, or may require him to enter into recognizance or bond for his appearance until discharged, to testify in the cause. In case the witness shall not appear, in pursuance of his recognizance or bond, the same proceedings shall be had as upon the forfeiture of a recognizance in a criminal case.
Structure Mississippi Code
§ 99-9-1. Capias or alias issued for arrest on indictment
§ 99-9-3. Corporations; summons issued on indictment; execution on judgment
§ 99-9-5. Corporations; summons issued to other counties
§ 99-9-9. Corporations; proceeding before justice of the peace
§ 99-9-11. Subpoenas for witnesses
§ 99-9-13. Issuance of subpoena for witness to give deposition for use in another state
§ 99-9-15. Subpoena to compel attendance of witness from nearby county during term
§ 99-9-17. Service of subpoena
§ 99-9-19. Attachment for non-appearing subpoenaed witness
§ 99-9-21. Subpoenaed witness to attend until discharged; scire facias for defaulters
§ 99-9-23. Witness subpoenaed in vacation to appear before grand jury
§ 99-9-25. Attachment of subpoenaed witnesses failing to appear before grand jury
§ 99-9-27. Uniform witness attendance law; short title
§ 99-9-31. Summoning witnesses in this state to testify in another state
§ 99-9-33. Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state