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2016 New York Laws
COR - Correction
Article 11 - (Correction) EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
265 - Penalty for failure of witness to appear.

NY Corr L § 265 (2016) What's This?
  265.  Penalty for failure of witness to appear. A person subpoenaed
  who fails to appear, refuses to answer, or  produce  a  book,  paper  or
  writing  as  provided in this article, shall upon conviction be adjudged
  guilty of a criminal contempt. And  in  addition  thereto  a  person  so
  subpoenaed  shall  be  subject to all the provisions of law which now or
  may hereafter exist, relating to witnesses in civil or criminal  actions
  at  law;  and  the  governor shall possess all the powers in relation to
  said provisions which are possessed by any court or judge, but he  shall
  be limited to the matters arising under the provisions of this article.

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