Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-4073 (2026)
Refusal to attend, be sworn or testify as contempt
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Failure to comply with a subpoena or refusal to be sworn or to testify as a witness may be punished by the court or magistrate as a contempt.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2014–2019 · leading case: State v. Quijada, 439 P.3d 815 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Quijada, 439 P.3d 815 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “For two reasons, we firmly reject any notion that a victim who disobeys a subpoena to appear and testify at a restitution hearing may be arrested and held in contempt under A.R.S. § 13-4073(A). First, victims have a constitutional right “[t]o be treated with fairness, respect,…”
State v. Solis, 339 P.3d 668 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “CONCLUSION ¶ 17 For the above reasons, we affirm Solis’s convictions and sentences, and modify the sentencing minute entry under § 13-4073 to designate his offenses as repetitive pursuant to § 13-703(C).”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-4073(A) — 1 case
State v. Quijada, 439 P.3d 815 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “For two reasons, we firmly reject any notion that a victim who disobeys a subpoena to appear and testify at a restitution hearing may be arrested and held in contempt under A.R.S. § 13-4073(A). First, victims have a constitutional right “[t]o be treated with fairness, respect,…”
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