{"code":"HNC","codeName":"Harbors and Navigation Code","section":"1155","citation":"Harb. & Nav. Code, § 1155","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. PILOTS FOR MONTEREY BAY AND THE BAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PABLO, AND SUISUN [1100. - 1281.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Board of Pilot Commissioners [1150. - 1159.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-5/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 567, Sec. 10.   Effective January 1, 2009.","effective":"2009-01-01","html":"<p>The president of the board may administer oaths in regard to any matter properly before it and he or she may issue subpoenas for witnesses in like cases. A witness disobeying the subpoena served on him or her shall incur a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500), for which judgment may be recovered by the board in a civil action. This section shall not apply to proceedings conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.</p>","text":"The president of the board may administer oaths in regard to any matter properly before it and he or she may issue subpoenas for witnesses in like cases. A witness disobeying the subpoena served on him or her shall incur a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500), for which judgment may be recovered by the board in a civil action. This section shall not apply to proceedings conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/board-of-pilot-commissioners-1155","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}