§ 1086 Witness Attendance Limits

Water Code·California

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This law says a witness doesn't have to travel more than 150 miles to testify, unless a judge says their testimony is really important.

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•Witnesses usually don't have to travel more than 150 miles to testify.
•If the court thinks their testimony is really needed, they might have to go even if it's far.
•The court will decide if the witness's testimony is important enough to make them travel.

Example

If someone is asked to be a witness in a court case far away.

They don't have to go if it's more than 150 miles from their home, unless the court decides their testimony is super important and makes them go.

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§ 1086 Witness Attendance Limits

No witness shall be compelled to attend as a witness before the board under this division out of the county in which he resides, unless the distance is less than 150 miles from his place of residence to the place of hearing, except that the board, upon affidavit of any party showing that the testimony of such witness is material and necessary, may indorse on the subpoena an order requiring the attendance of such witness. (Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 667.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

witness compelled to attend material and necessary subpoena

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 1086.

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