Section 2-408 - Subpoenas; oaths; testimony; depositions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-408. Subpoenas; oaths; testimony; depositions.
 

(a)  Authorized.- In carrying out any of its functions or powers, the Committee may: 

(1) issue subpoenas; 

(2) compel the attendance of witnesses; 

(3) compel the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony; 

(4) administer oaths; and 

(5) cause the depositions of witnesses, who reside in or outside of the State, to be taken in the manner provided by law for taking depositions in a civil case. 

(b)  Enforcement.-  

(1) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section or fails to testify on any matter on which the person lawfully may be interrogated, on petition of a member of the Committee, a circuit court may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony and may enforce the order by proceedings for contempt. 

(2) Venue and procedures for a proceeding under paragraph (1) of this subsection to direct compliance with a subpoena or compel testimony are as provided in § 2-1803 of this title. 

(c)  Perjury.- False swearing by a witness before the Committee is perjury. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 40, § 30; 1984, ch. 284, § 1; 2007, ch. 546.]