When ordered to do so, a witness shall not be excused from testifying or from producing any documentary evidence in that investigation or hearing upon the ground that the testimony or documentary evidence required of the witness may tend to incriminate or subject the witness to penalty or forfeiture, provided the witness has been granted use and derivative use, or transactional immunity by the appropriate law enforcement authority.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 22. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 18676

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
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