{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"37109","citation":"Gov. Code, § 37109","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3"},{"name":"PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY [36801. - 40592.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. General Powers [37100. - 37200.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3/part-2/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The right of a witness to purge himself of the contempt and the proceedings, penalties, and punishment shall be the same as if the contempt had been committed in a civil trial in a superior court.</p>","text":"The right of a witness to purge himself of the contempt and the proceedings, penalties, and punishment shall be the same as if the contempt had been committed in a civil trial in a superior court.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/general-powers-37109","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}