Wash. Rev. Code § 5.56.060

Current through Chapter 376 of the 2024 Regular Session

Section 5.56.060 - Result of failure to attend

If any person duly served with a subpoena and obliged to attend as a witness, shall fail to do so, without any reasonable excuse, he or she shall be liable to the aggrieved party for all damages occasioned by such failure, to be recovered in a civil action.

RCW 5.56.060

Amended by 2011 c 336,§ 143, eff. 7/22/2011.

Code 1881 § 398; 1877 p 88 § 400; 1869 p 106 § 393; 1854 p 188 § 300; RRS § 1220, part. FORMER PART OF SECTION: Code 1881 § 399; 1877 p 88 § 401; 1869 p 106 § 394; 1854 p 188 § 301; RRS § 1220, part, now codified as RCW 5.56.061.

Contempts: Chapter 7.21 RCW.

District court, damages for nonappearance: RCW 12.16.050.