Business and Professions Code section 19436

Any person subpoenaed who fails to appear at the time and place specified in answer to the subpoena and to bring any papers or things specified in the subpoena, or who upon such appearance, refuses to testify, or produce such records or things, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 19436, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19436. (updated Jan. 1, 1963; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_19436

Original Source: Section 19436, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19436. (last accessed May 12, 2025).