18 USC § 3499 - Contempt of court by witness—(Rule)

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title: "18 USC § 3499 - Contempt of court by witness—(Rule)"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3499"
section_name: "Contempt of court by witness—(Rule)"
chapter_number: 223
chapter_name: "WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 836.)"
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# § 3499. Contempt of court by witness—(Rule)

### See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Disobedience of subpoena without excuse as contempt, Rule 17(g).

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 836.)