611.025 - Hearings by Labor Commissioner; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas. - Nevada Statutes

611.025  Hearings by Labor Commissioner; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.

      1.  The Labor Commissioner or a designee of the Labor Commissioner may conduct hearings in the performance of his or her duties as set forth in NRS 611.020 to 611.320, inclusive, and may:

      (a) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of papers; and

      (b) Administer oaths, examine witnesses and take testimony.

      2.  If any person fails to comply with any subpoena or order lawfully issued by the Labor Commissioner or the designee or to testify to any matter regarding which the person may be lawfully interrogated, the district court, upon application of the Labor Commissioner or the designee, shall compel obedience to the subpoena or order or require the testimony by proceedings for contempt.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1096; A 1977, 83; 1981, 95; 1985, 1781)