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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="20-1010" title_number="20" title_name="Human Relations" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In the administration and enforcement of this title, the Commission may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>administer oaths;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>issue subpoenas;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>compel the production of books, papers, records, and documents relevant or necessary for proceedings under this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A subpoena issued by the Commission shall be served by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>certified mail, requesting restricted delivery – show to whom, date, address of delivery; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>personal service of process by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>an employee of the Commission;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any adult who is not a party to the proceeding; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county in which is located the residence or main office of the person to whom or which the subpoena is issued.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In case of failure to comply with a subpoena, the Commission may apply to a circuit court in any county for an order requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, and documents.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The court may issue an order requiring the attendance and testimony of the witness and the production of the books, papers, records, and documents:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>after notice to the person subpoenaed as a witness or directed to produce books, papers, records, and documents; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on a finding that the attendance and testimony of the witness or the production of the books, papers, records, and documents is relevant or necessary for the proceedings of the Commission.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An order issued by the court under this subsection shall be served on the person to whom it is directed by the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county where the residence or main office of the person is located.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A failure to obey an order issued by the court under this subsection may be punished by the court as a contempt of court.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
