{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-52-6-40","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 52-6-40","heading":"Failure of witness to answer subpoena.","body":"Any witness summoned pursuant to Code Section 52-6-39, whose testimony shall appear to be material and who shall fail to appear, may be attached by the commissioners. The attachment may be directed to a sheriff or constable and made returnable to the next superior court of the county; and the court may fine the witnesses in a sum not exceeding $100.00, unless a good excuse is made to the judge of the court. The witness shall also be liable to action at the action of the party injured by the nonattendance.","path":["TITLE 52 Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft","CHAPTER 6 Pilots and Pilotage","Article 2 Pilots Generally"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.52.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:58Z","sha256":"3dd6d55ff44aeae0c18433e301510465a29d7ad0fdb73eefc2b88571e463302f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-52-6-39","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-52-6-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}