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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="3-109" title_number="3" title_name="Administrative and Judicial Procedure" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Procedure Before Commission">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On the request of a party to a proceeding in which a hearing is required or held, the Commission shall issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents at a hearing or deposition to be taken by the party.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On its own motion, the Commission may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents at a hearing or deposition to be taken by the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A subpoena shall be signed and issued by a commissioner or the Executive Secretary of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission may exercise the full authority set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 16453(a) through (c) as if set forth in this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Nothing in the grant of authority set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be construed to preempt or limit any other authority of the Commission under this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In addition to the authority granted to the Commission under federal law to enforce the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 16453, the circuit courts of the State have jurisdiction to enforce compliance with this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
