§ 104. — Disobedience to subpoena.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC104]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 4--DISTRICT LAND OFFICES
Sec. 104. Disobedience to subpoena
Any person willfully neglecting or refusing obedience to such
subpoena, or neglecting or refusing to appear and testify when
subpoenaed, his fees having been paid if demanded, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, for which he shall be punished by indictment in
the district court of the United States or in the district courts of the
Territories exercising the jurisdiction of district courts of the United
States. The punishment for such offense, upon conviction, shall be a
fine of not more than $200, or imprisonment not to exceed ninety days,
or both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That if such witness
has been prevented from obeying such subpoena without fault upon his
part he shall not be punished under the provisions of this section.
(Jan. 31, 1903, ch. 344, Sec. 3, 32 Stat. 790; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231,
Sec. 291, 36 Stat. 1167.)
Codification
Act Mar. 3, 1911, conferred the powers and duties of the former
circuit courts upon the district courts.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 105 of this title.
