Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102

§3499 Contempt of Court by Witness—(rule)

Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 223 — WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE › § 3499

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives the court the power to punish someone who was properly served with a subpoena and then fails to obey it without a good excuse. If a person doesn't bring the papers, records, objects, or allow inspection that the subpoena called for, the court can treat that refusal as contempt and take steps to punish or force compliance.

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Title 18, §3499

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18 U.S.C. § 3499

Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102