Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15, § 8114 – Legal Matters.

(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 CALCTRA's Chief Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel 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 their duties, in an administrative, civil, or criminal action without giving reasonable notice, as defined in subsection (a), to the CALCTRA Chief Counsel.
1. (1) An employee who is contacted for the purpose of eliciting expert testimony, as defined in Evidence Code Section 720, must notify CALCTRA's Chief Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel 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 their anticipated testimony.
2. (2) CALCTRA's Chief Counsel or their 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.

History

1. New section filed 5-26-2015; operative 7-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 22).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)-(b)(1) filed 2-11-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 6).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)-(b)(1) filed 9-12-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 37).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 4-16-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 16).

5. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 1-7-2026 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2026, No. 2).