Colorado § 12-10-225 - Failure to obey subpoena - penalty.
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§ 12-10-225. Failure to obey subpoena - penalty.
A person that willfully fails or neglects to appear and testify or to produce books, papers, or records required by subpoena, duly served upon the person in any matter conducted under this part 2 and part 5 of this article 10, commits a petty offense. Each day a person so refuses or neglects constitutes a separate offense.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 641, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3153, § 135, effective March 1, 2022. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (HB 26-1287), ch. 386, p. 2422, § 18, effective August 12.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-61-121 as it existed prior to 2019.
Cross references: For the penalty for a petty offense, see § 18-1.3-503.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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