(a) In a proceeding before an agency, the agency shall certify the facts to the superior court in the judicial district where the proceeding is held if a person in the proceeding

1. (1) disobeys or resists a lawful order;
2. (2) refuses to respond to a subpoena;
3. (3) refuses to take oath or affirmation as a witness;
4. (4) refuses to be examined; or
5. (5) is guilty of misconduct at a hearing or so near the hearing as to obstruct the proceeding.

(d) The law applicable to contempt committed by a person in the trial of a civil action before the superior court applies to contempt under this section as to

1. (1) the proceeding taken;
2. (2) the penalties imposed; and
3. (3) the way the person charged may be purged of the contempt.