California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §18905: The superior court within the jurisdiction of which such inquiry is carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, issue an order requiring such person to app

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A superior court may order a person to comply with a subpoena or court order during an inquiry. Failure to obey is punishable as contempt of court.

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The superior court within the jurisdiction of which such inquiry is carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, issue an order requiring such person to appear before the director or to produce documentary evidence if so ordered, or to give evidence concerning the matter in question. Failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.

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