Unlicensed subpoena response

• A. Court order may be obtained; violation is $500 fine
• B. The license is revoked
• C. The hearing is dismissed
• D. The case is continued

Answer: (A)

When someone is subpoenaed, the order to respond can still be enforced even if the person is unlicensed. The essential point is that a court can issue a compelment order to make the unlicensed individual comply with the subpoena. If they fail to comply, a monetary penalty applies—a $500 fine. This combination exactly captures how noncompliance is deterred and remedied in this context: the court can compel action, and a financial penalty enforces that compelment.

License action, such as revocation, isn’t the mechanism for enforcing a subpoena. Nor are procedural outcomes like dismissing a hearing or continuing the case the penalties for not responding to a subpoena. Those options relate to court proceedings or license discipline, not the specific enforcement and penalties tied to subpoena compliance.