California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 8 - California Prison Industry Authority
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of California Prison Industry Authority
Article 6 - Personnel
Section 8114 - Legal Matters

Universal Citation: 15 CA Code of Regs 8114

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) An employee who is subpoenaed to testify before a court or other tribunal in connection with a matter, event, or transaction of which the employee gained knowledge during the course of their duties must notify CALPIA's General Counsel, Legal Services in writing within one business day. The written notification must include all relevant information concerning the contact, copy of any subpoena, and a summary of their anticipated testimony.

(b) No employee will consult or testify as a specialist or an expert witness, based on expertise gained in the course of his or her duties, in an administrative, civil, or criminal action without giving reasonable notice, as defined in subdivision (a), to the CALPIA General Counsel.

(1) An employee who is contacted for the purpose of eliciting expert testimony, as defined in Evidence Code Section 720, must notify CALPIA's General Counsel, Legal Services in writing within one business day. The written notification must include all relevant information concerning the contact, a copy of any subpoena, and a summary of his or her anticipated testimony.

(2) CALPIA's General Counsel or his or her designee retains the discretion to seek to quash the subpoena on substantive or procedural grounds before the judicial body through whose authority the subpoena was issued.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 2801 and 2809, Penal Code. Reference: Section 720, Evidence Code; and Sections 2801 and 2809, Penal Code.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 2801 and 2809, Penal Code. Reference: Section 720, Evidence Code; and Sections 2801 and 2809, Penal Code.

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