California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §56501: If any person in any proceedings before the director disobeys or resists any lawful order, refuses to respond to a subpoena, refuses to take the oath or affirmation as a witness or thereafter refuses

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who disobeys a director's order, ignores a subpoena, refuses to testify, or disrupts a hearing may have the facts certified to superior court for contempt proceedings.

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If any person in any proceedings before the director disobeys or resists any lawful order, refuses to respond to a subpoena, refuses to take the oath or affirmation as a witness or thereafter refuses to be examined, or is guilty of misconduct during a hearing or so near the place of the hearing as to obstruct the proceeding, the director shall certify the facts to the superior court in and for the county where the proceedings are held.

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