1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), and IC 34-47-3-8 , IC 34-47-2 and IC 34-47-3 apply to all proceedings for contempt in all courts of record in Indiana except the supreme court.
2. (b) Nothing in IC 34-47-2 and IC 34-47-3 shall be construed or held to embrace, limit, or control any proceeding against any officer or party for contempt for the enforcement of civil rights and remedies.

3. (c) IC 34-47-2 and IC 34-47-3 do not apply to any case where any person has been personally served with notice to appear and testify as a witness in any court in Indiana in any civil or criminal case. A court may proceed against a person who fails to appear as a witness for contempt of court:

   1. (1) by attachment; and

   2. (2) as though IC 34-47-2 and IC 34-47-3 were not in force.

      The proceeding against an absent witness by attachment shall not cause a continuance of the case in which the witness was subpoenaed to testify.

      [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-7-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43.