§ 11190 Witness Attendance Rights

Government Code·California

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•If you have a hearing with a government department, you can ask for witnesses to come and speak for you.
•You need to tell the department who you want to call as a witness.
•You have to pay the fees and travel costs for the witnesses to come.

Example

You are in a dispute with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) about a ticket you got, and you want your friend who was with you to tell the DMV what really happened.

You can ask the DMV to make your friend come to the hearing to tell their side of the story. But you have to tell the DMV your friend's name and pay for their travel costs to get there.

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§ 11190 Witness Attendance Rights

Any party to any departmental hearing has the right to the attendance of witnesses in his behalf at the hearing or upon deposition upon making request therefor to the head of the department, designating the persons sought to be subpenaed, and depositing with the officer before whom the hearing is to be had the necessary fees and mileage. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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departmental hearing attendance of witnesses subpenaed fees and mileage

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 11190.

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