{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-2020.240","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 2020.240","heading":"","body":"A deponent who disobeys a deposition subpoena in any manner described in subdivision (c) of Section 2020.220 may be punished for contempt under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010) without the necessity of a prior order of court directing compliance by the witness. The deponent is also subject to the forfeiture and the payment of damages set forth in Section 1992.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","TITLE 4. CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT [2016.010. - 2036.050.]","CHAPTER 6. Nonparty Discovery [2020.010. - 2020.510.]","ARTICLE 2. Procedures Applicable to All Types of Deposition Subpoenas [2020.210. - 2020.240.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7d641f466621bac47457bcab95779ece2a643c8b0c1578383c3222c1e566462a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-2020.230","next":"us-ca/ccp-2020.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}