Section 1324.1 Of Chapter 2. Who May Be Witnesses In Criminal Actions From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
1324.1
. In any misdemeanor proceeding in any court, if a person
refuses to answer a question or produce evidence of any other kind on
the ground that he may be incriminated thereby, the person may agree
in writing with the district attorney of the county, or the
prosecuting attorney of a city, as the case may be, to testify
voluntarily pursuant to this section. Upon written request of such
district attorney, or prosecuting attorney, the court having
jursidiction of the proceeding shall approve such written agreement,
unless the court finds that to do so would be clearly contrary to the
public interest. If, after court approval of such agreement, and if,
but for this section, the person would have been privileged to
withhold the answer given or the evidence produced by him, that
person shall not be prosecuted or subjected to penalty or forfeiture
for or on account of any fact or act concerning which, in accordance
with such agreement, he answered or produced evidence, but he may,
nevertheless, be prosecuted or subjected to penalty or forfeiture for
any perjury, false swearing or contempt committed in answering or in
producing evidence in accordance with such agreement. If such person
fails to give any answer or to produce any evidence in accordance
with such agreement, that person shall be prosecuted or subjected to
penalty or forfeiture in the same manner and to the same extent as he
would be prosecuted or subjected to penalty or forfeiture but for
this section.