California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 7 — General Business RegulationsPart 2 — Preservation and Regulation of CompetitionChapter 4 — Unfair Trade PracticesArticle 4 — Civil LiabilitySection 17087

In any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, brought by the Attorney General or any district attorney for the violation of this chapter, no person shall be excused from attending, testifying or producing books, papers, or documents in obedience to subpoena or under order of court on the ground that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to any penalty.

No individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he may so testify or produce evidence in any action or proceeding brought by the Attorney General or district attorney under this chapter.

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Requires persons in civil or criminal chapter proceedings brought by the Attorney General or a district attorney to attend, testify, and produce subpoenaed or court-ordered materials despite possible self-incrimination or penalties. It bars prosecution or penalties against an individual for any transaction, matter, or thing about which that individual testifies or produces evidence in such a proceeding.

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