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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 11000-15986›PART 1. STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 11000-11898›CHAPTER 2. State Departments 11150-11201›ARTICLE 2. Investigations and Hearings 11180-11191

§ 11186

California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The superior court in the county in which any hearing is held or any investigation is conducted under the direction of the head of a department or the county in which testimony is designated to be given or documents or other items are designated to be produced, has jurisdiction to compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony, the answering without objection of interrogatories, and the production, inspection, and copying of papers, books, accounts, documents, and other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 as required by any subpoena issued by the department head.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2004.)

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