California Penal Code 1331 – Disobedience to a subpoena, or a refusal to be sworn or to testify as …
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Disobedience to a subpoena, or a refusal to be sworn or to testify as a witness, may be punished by the Court or magistrate as a contempt. A witness disobeying a subpoena issued on the part of the defendant, unless he show good cause for his nonattendance, is liable to the defendant in the sum of one hundred dollars, which may be recovered in a civil action.
(Enacted 1872.)
Terms Used In California Penal Code 1331
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. See California Penal Code 7
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.