California Government Code CHAPTER 4 - Witnesses

• Section 9400.
  As used in this chapter, “committee” means a committee of either the Senate or Assembly, a joint committee of both houses, or, when any of...
• Section 9401.
  A subpoena requiring the attendance of any witness before the Senate, Assembly, or a committee may be issued by the President of the Senate, Speaker...
• Section 9402.
  A subpoena is sufficient if it:(a) States whether the proceeding is before the Senate, Assembly, or a committee.(b) Is addressed to the witness.(c) Requires the attendance of the...
• Section 9403.
  The service of a subpena may be made by any person over 18 years of age.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
• Section 9404.
  (a) The members of any committee may administer oaths to witnesses in any matter under examination.(b) Anyone authorized to administer oaths who is designated by the chairman...
• Section 9405.
  If any witness neglects or refuses to obey a subpena, or appearing, neglects or refuses to testify, or to produce upon reasonable notice any material...
• Section 9406.
  If the contempt is committed before the Senate or Assembly, the Senate or Assembly may commit him for contempt by resolution entered on the Senate...
• Section 9407.
  If the contempt is committed before a committee during the session of the Legislature, the committee shall report the contempt to the Senate or Assembly,...
• Section 9408.
  If the contempt is committed before a committee when the Legislature is not in session, the superior court in and for the county in which...
• Section 9409.
  Any witness neglecting or refusing to attend in obedience to subpena may be arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms and brought before the Senate, Assembly or committee,...
• Section 9409.5.
  No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he or she shall be examined by...
• Section 9410.
  (a) If, in response to a question posed, or a command to produce documents or other materials issued, by the Senate, the Assembly, or a committee,...
• Section 9411.
  Every State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including The Regents of the University of California, shall discharge any person who commits a contempt before...
• Section 9412.
  Every person who, being summoned to attend as witness before the Senate, Assembly, or any committee, refuses or neglects, without lawful excuse, to attend pursuant...
• Section 9414.
  (a) Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:(1) Coerces or attempts to coerce any person not to appear as a witness...

Last modified: October 22, 2018