Code of Civil Procedure section 2020.240

A deponent who disobeys a deposition subpoena in any manner described in subdivision (c) of Section 2020.220 may be punished for contempt under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010) without the necessity of a prior order of court directing compliance by the witness. The deponent is also subject to the forfeiture and the payment of damages set forth in Section 1992.

Source: Section 2020.240, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=2020.240. (updated Jan. 1, 2005; accessed Oct. 19, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_2020.240

Original Source: Section 2020.240, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=2020.240. (last accessed May 12, 2025).