Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 93.14

  • Officers: when applied to corporations include directors and trustees. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • 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.
   (1)    The department or any of its authorized agents may, in relation to any matter within the department’s power, conduct hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas and take testimony.
   (2)   The witnesses and officers who subpoena them shall be entitled to the fees allowed in courts of record. Such fees shall be audited and paid by the state in the same manner as other expenses of the department are audited and paid. No witness subpoenaed at the instance of any party other than the department shall be entitled to payment of fees by the state, unless the department certifies that the testimony of such witness was material.
   (3)   Any person who shall unlawfully fail to attend as a witness or refuse to testify may be coerced as provided in s. 885.12.
   (4)   A record of all hearings shall be kept in the office of the department. All hearings shall be public.