Arizona Revised Statutes (Last Updated: March 31, 2016) |
Title 13. Criminal Code |
Chapter 38. MISCELLANEOUS |
Article 21. Attendance of Witnesses |
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.