Oregon Statutes 477.009 – Investigative authority of Attorney General for fire protection administration
(1) For the purpose of an investigation as to liability for cost of hazard abatement, fire abatement or damages under this chapter, the Attorney General, at the request of the State Forester, may administer oaths and affirmations, take testimony or depositions and by subpoena compel the:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.009
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Forester: means the State Forester or authorized representative. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- State Forester: means the person appointed State Forester pursuant to ORS § 526. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(a) Attendance of witnesses;
(b) Production of documents, including but not limited to writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, and other data compilations from which information can be obtained and translated; and
(c) Production of any other tangible thing that the Attorney General deems relevant or material to the investigation.
(2) Each witness subpoenaed under subsection (1) of this section shall receive the fees and mileage provided in ORS § 44.415 (2).
(3) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued or a party or witness refuses to testify on any matters, the judge of the circuit court of any county, on the application of the State Forester, shall compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein. [1993 c.697 § 6]
[Repealed by 1965 c.253 § 153]
[Amended by 1965 c.253 § 88; renumbered 477.365]
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