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). · cites it 2× “¶37 The superior court may remedy the deprivation of due process caused by the victim’s failure to appear and testify by taking that fact into account when deciding whether the State has met its burden of proving the restitution claim.”
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). “¶37 The superior court may remedy the deprivation of due process caused by the victim’s failure to appear and testify by taking that fact into account when deciding whether the State has met its burden of proving the restitution claim.”
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