California Penal Code

§ 1326

PEN § 1326 Effective Oct 13, 2025Title 10 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)The process by which the attendance of a witness before a court or magistrate is required is a subpoena. It may be signed and issued by any of the following:

(1)A magistrate before whom a complaint is laid or their clerk, the district attorney or their investigator, or the public defender or their investigator, for witnesses in the state.

(2)The district attorney, their investigator, or, upon request of the grand jury, any judge of the superior court, for witnesses in the state, in support of an indictment or information, to appear before the court in which it is to be tried.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 764, Sec. 6. (SB 497) Effective October 13, 2025.