§ 1090 Board Witness Subpoena Power

Water Code·California

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This law says a court can make people show up and answer questions or bring important papers if they get a special order called a subpoena.

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•A subpoena is like a court order that makes you show up or bring stuff.
•If you ignore it, the court can make you do it anyway.
•This only happens in the same county where the court case is.

Example

Imagine someone saw a car crash but doesn’t want to talk about it in court.

The court can force that person to come and tell what they saw if they get a subpoena.

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§ 1090 Board Witness Subpoena Power

The superior court of the county in which any proceeding is held by the board may compel the attendance and giving of testimony by witnesses and the production of evidence as required by any subpena issued by the board. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

superior court proceeding board compel attendance testimony witnesses production of evidence subpena

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 1090.

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