Civil penalty for failure to obey subpoena when called for defendant in criminal action

N.D. Cent. Code § 31-03-15
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31-03-15. Civil penalty for failure to obey subpoena when called for defendant in criminal action. A witness disobeying a subpoena issued on the part of the defendant in a criminal action, unless the witness shows good cause for the witness's nonattendance, is liable to the defendant in the sum of fifty dollars, which may be recovered in a civil action.
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