California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 37109

Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.

The right of a witness to purge himself of the contempt and the proceedings, penalties, and punishment shall be the same as if the contempt had been committed in a civil trial in a superior court.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 37109 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-4-government-of-cities/division-3-officers/part-2-legislative-body/chapter-3-general-powers/section-37109

Other sections in Chapter 3 - General Powers

§ 37100§ 37100.5§ 37101§ 37101.5§ 37101.7§ 37102§ 37103§ 37104§ 37105§ 37106…§ 37109§ 37110§ 37110.5§ 37111§ 37111.1§ 37112§ 37114§ 37115§ 37116§ 37200

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