§ 104. Disobedience to subpoena

Legislative history

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1. 1903

   Pub. L. 57–344 § 3 · 32 Stat. 790

   Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 104

   Jan. 31, 1903, ch. 344, § 3, 32 Stat. 790

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   Jan. 31, 1903, ch. 344, § 3, 32 Stat. 790

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. Penalty for refusal to appear and testify. That any person willfully neglecting or refusing obedience to such subpoena, or neglecting or refusing to appear and testify when subpoenaed, his fees having been paid if demanded, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, for which he shall be punished by indictment m the district court of the United States or in the district courts of the Territories exercising the jurisdiction of circuit or district courts of the United States. The punishment for such offense, upon conviction, shall be a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisonment not Proviso. Exception. to exceed ninety days, or both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That if such witness has been prevented from obeying such subpoena without fault upon his part he shall not be punished under the provisions of this Act.

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