Code of Civil Procedure section 1994

Every warrant of commitment, issued by a court or officer pursuant to this chapter, shall specify therein, particularly, the cause of the commitment, and if it be for refusing to answer a question, that question shall be stated in the warrant.

Source: Section 1994, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1994. (updated Jan. 1, 2006; accessed Sep. 7, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_1994

Original Source: Section 1994, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1994. (last accessed May 12, 2025).