{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-37109","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 37109","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY [36801. - 40592.]","CHAPTER 3. General Powers [37100. - 37200.]"],"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":"1a72287bc78e5831b7aff216dc3a0d6710a5ec591dd1206f53f7d468773861e7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-37108","next":"us-ca/gov-37110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}