2017 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Criminal Code
§ 13-4073 Refusal to attend, be sworn or testify as contempt; civil liability

Universal Citation: AZ Rev Stat § 13-4073 (2017)

13-4073. Refusal to attend, be sworn or testify as contempt; civil liability

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.

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