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PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE 1063-1822.60›TITLE 5. OF CONTEMPTS 1209-1222

§ 1212

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

When the contempt is not committed in the immediate view and presence of the court or judge, a warrant of attachment may be issued to bring the person charged to answer, or, without a previous arrest, a warrant of commitment may, upon notice, or upon an order to show cause, be granted; and no warrant of commitment can be issued without such previous attachment to answer, or such notice or order to show cause.

(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1737.)

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