§ 2020.240 Failure to obey subpoena; contempt; punishment; compliance
§ 2020.240. Failure to obey subpoena; contempt; punishment; compliance
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.