(a) If the contempt referred to in section 7 of this title is committed before a committee during a session of the Legislature, the committee shall report the contempt to the Legislature for such action as may be deemed necessary by the Legislature.
(b) If the contempt is committed before a committee when the Legislature is not in session, the District Court of the Virgin Islands may compel the attendance of the witnesses, the giving of testimony, and the production of books, papers, documents, and accounts, as required by the subpoena issued by the committee, on the filing by the committee of a petition to the court asking that the witness be so compelled.