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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="13-522" title_number="13" title_name="Procedure" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Appeals and Judicial Procedures Generally">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If, without reasonable cause, a person fails to obey a subpoena, refuses to be sworn, or refuses to testify, the Tax Court may and, on request of a party, shall apply to a circuit court to issue an order, returnable within 5 days, that directs the person to show cause for the refusal to be sworn or to testify or the failure to obey the subpoena.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>After the expiration of the time period in subsection (a) of this section, the circuit court shall conduct a hearing to determine the existence of reasonable cause.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the circuit court determines that there is no reasonable cause for the failure to comply, the circuit court shall order compliance with the directive of the Tax Court.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who fails to comply with the order of a circuit court may be held in contempt of court, and the circuit court shall impose sanctions appropriate for contempt.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A person may appeal a finding of contempt under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
