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Home » US Law » 2022 Utah Code » Title 78B - Judicial Code » Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses » Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act » Section 131 – Witnesses — Liability to forfeiture and damages.
78B-1-131. Witnesses — Liability to forfeiture and damages.
A witness who disobeys a subpoena shall, in addition to any penalty imposed for contempt, be liable to the party aggrieved in the sum of $100, and all damages sustained by the failure of the witness to attend. Forfeiture and damages may be recovered in a civil action.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session