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§ 1623. Penalty for disobeying subpoena

§ 1623. Penalty for disobeying subpoena When a person upon whom a subpoena is legally served fails to appear according to such subpoena, without reasonable excuse, he or she shall forfeit to the party which issued the subpoena or on whose behalf it was issued a sum set by the court, but not exceeding $100.00 […]

§ 1624. Mittimus to compel attendance

§ 1624. Mittimus to compel attendance When it appears to a court that a subpoena has been legally served on a person, and that such person has not obeyed the subpoena, the court may issue a mittimus to compel his or her attendance. (Amended 1983, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)