52:27F-20 - Subpenas; power to issue; enforcement - New Jersey Statutes

52:27F-20.  Subpenas;  power to issue;  enforcement
    The commissioner may issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, documents, papers, statistics, data, information, and records for the purpose of carrying out any of his responsibilities under this act.  Whenever there arises a refusal to honor his subpena, the commissioner may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an  order requiring the attendance and testimony of a witness or the production of  the requested books, documents, papers, statistics, data, information, and  records.  Any failure to obey such an order issued by a court shall be punished  by the court as a contempt thereof.

     L.1977, c. 146, s. 18, eff. July 11, 1977.