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Act No. 190 Section 410

Compelling attendance of witness.

Section 410

SEC. 410. Compelling attendance of witness. — In case of failure of a witness to attend, the court or officer issuing the subpoena, upon proof of the service thereof, and of the failure of the witness, may issue a warrant to the governor of the province, or his deputy, to arrest the witness and bring him before the court or officer where his attendance is required, and the costs of such warrant and seizure of such witness shall be paid by the witness if the authority issuing it shall determine that his failure to answer the subpoena was willful and without just excuse.

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CitationAct No. 190 Section 410 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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