Sec 13-4073. Refusal to attend, be sworn or testify as contempt; civil liability  


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  • A. Disobedience to a subpoena or refusal to be sworn or to testify as a witness may be punished by the court or magistrate as a contempt.

    B. A witness disobeying a subpoena issued on behalf of defendant, unless he shows good cause for his non-attendance, is liable to defendant in the sum of one hundred dollars, which may be recovered in a civil action, if defendant is damaged by the non-attendance of such witness.