Colorado § 8-43-212 - Compulsion of testimony.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 8-43-212 — Compulsion of testimony., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-43-212. Compulsion of testimony.
When any person upon whom a subpoena issued in the name of the division has been served fails or refuses to appear, the party who requested the subpoena may apply to the district court in the county in which the person served resides for an order compelling attendance before the division of the witness or the production of the documents subpoenaed. Violation of such an order shall be treated as contempt of the court issuing the order.
Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 506, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 8-53-108 as it existed prior to 1990.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-43-212 ("Compulsion of testimony.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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