Alabama Code 2-31-14. Issuance of subpoenas; compensation and allowances of witnesses; administration of oaths
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 2-31-14
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
The commissioner is authorized to issue subpoenas and to bring before the department any person or persons in the state and to take testimony either orally or by deposition or by exhibit with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law in judicial proceedings and civil cases in the circuit courts of the state. The commissioner is authorized to issue subpoenas duces tecum on any or all records. The commissioner or his designee may administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing which the department is authorized by law to conduct.