Colorado § 12-10-715 - Subpoena - petty offense.
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§ 12-10-715. Subpoena - petty offense.
(1) The board or the administrative law judge appointed for hearings may issue subpoenas, as described in section 12-10-711 (7), which shall be served in the same manner as subpoenas issued by district courts and shall be issued without discrimination between public or private parties requiring the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents at hearings.
(2) Any person who willfully fails or neglects to appear and testify or to produce books, papers, or records required by subpoena, duly served upon him or her in any matter conducted under this part 7, 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. 708, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3154, § 138, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-61-905.7 as it existed prior to 2019.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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