(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, each professional licensing board or advisory board, acting through its chairperson or vice chairperson or an administrative law judge, may administer oaths, take depositions and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, memoranda or other information necessary to the carrying out of the laws the board is charged with administering.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 670.315

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.

(2) If any person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section or refuses to testify on any matters on which the person may be lawfully interrogated, the procedure provided in ORS § 183.440 shall be followed to compel obedience. [1971 c.753 § 11; 1987 c.414 § 98; 2003 c.75 § 107]

 

[1971 c.753 § 12; repealed by 1987 c.414 § 172]

 

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