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34-28A-43
Section 34-28A-43 Adoption of bylaws and rules; seal; powers of board as to witnesses;
institution of proceedings to enjoin or restrain violations of chapter and liability of board
members therefor. (a) The board may adopt all bylaws and rules, not inconsistent with the
constitution and laws of this state, reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its
duties and the regulations of the proceedings before it. (b) The board shall adopt and have
an official seal. (c) In carrying into effect this chapter, the board may, under the hand
of its chair and the seal of the board, subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance and
may also require them to produce books, papers, maps, or documents. Any member of the board
may administer oaths of affirmation to witnesses appearing before the board. Witnesses officially
called by the board shall receive the same compensation and shall be reimbursed for expenses
in the same amount as the members of the board pursuant to Section 34-28A-41. If...
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34-12-35
Section 34-12-35 Powers generally. The board shall have the power to make all bylaws
and rules, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state, which may be reasonably
necessary for the proper performance of its duties and the regulations of the proceedings
before the board. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, following appropriate review
by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee, the board may enter into
any contract or agreement relating to the board without further approval. The board shall
adopt and have an official seal. In carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter, the
board may, under the hand of its chairman and the seal of the board, subpoena witnesses and
compel their attendance and may also require them to produce books, papers, maps, or documents.
Any member of the board may administer oaths of affirmation to witnesses appearing before
the board. Witnesses officially called by the board shall receive the same...
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9-16-78
Section 9-16-78 Hearing officer; powers; witness fees. (a) No hearing officer shall
participate in a hearing if he or she has an interest therein. At any such hearing all testimony
shall be given under oath and be recorded, but need not be transcribed unless an appeal is
made. (b) The manner in which hearings before hearing officers shall be presented and the
conduct of hearings and appeals before hearing officers shall be in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the regulatory authority. (c) In the discharge of his or her duties under this
article, any hearing officer shall have power to administer oaths, certify to official acts,
take and cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue and serve subpoenas, compel the
attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, payrolls, documents,
records, and testimony, provide for site inspections or inspections of other operations. In
the event of failure of any person to comply with any subpoena lawfully issued,...
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12-21-182
Section 12-21-182 Proceedings upon failure of subpoenaed witness to attend and remain.
(a) Any witness who, after being subpoenaed, fails to attend pursuant to the mandate of the
subpoena and remain until his testimony is given or he is discharged forfeits $100.00 to the
use of the party summoning him, and the attendance of such witness may be compelled by attachment.
(b) A conditional judgment must, on motion of such party, be entered against such witness
and a notice issued to him that such judgment will be made absolute unless he appears within
30 days from the date of the service of such notice and renders a good excuse for his default;
and, if he fails to appear and render a satisfactory excuse for his default, such judgment
may be made absolute or reduced, as the court may direct. (c) Witnesses failing to attend
court may make their excuse by affidavit, or viva voce, in open court, which the court must
hear at any time, unless engaged in the trial of a case, and, if the excuse is...
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41-4-36
Section 41-4-36 Inspection and production of books, records, accounts, etc.; examination
of witnesses. The Director of Finance and any authorized officer or employee of the Department
of Finance shall, in the performance of his official duties, for the purpose of examination,
have access to, and the right to copy from, any book, record, account, document, receipt or
paper of any of the departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices or institutions
of the state or of any of the counties, municipal corporations, political subdivisions or
public bodies in the state or of the officers or employees thereof, in such manner as may
be reasonable and at reasonable times. The Director of Finance or any officer or employee
of the Department of Finance designated by the director, in the performance of his official
duties, shall have the power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, take and cause
to be taken depositions of witnesses, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of...
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9-16-74
Section 9-16-74 Surface Mining Commission - Powers. In addition to any other powers
conferred on it by law, the commission shall have the power to do all of the following: (1)
Adopt, amend, suspend, repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations, provided
such rules and regulations shall not be more stringent than those promulgated by federal law,
or rule or regulation, to control surface coal mining operations consistent with this article
including the declaration of public policy and legislative intent contained in Section
9-16-71. Such rules and regulations may be for the state as a whole or may vary from area
to area, as may be appropriate to accomplish the policy and intent of this article and in
order to take into account varying local conditions. (2) Hold public hearings as may be specified
by law relating to any aspect or matter in the administration of this article and, in connection
therewith, administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the...
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9-17-8
Section 9-17-8 Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to witnesses; enforcement of subpoenas
issued by board. (a) The board or any member thereof is hereby empowered to issue subpoenas
for witnesses, to require their attendance and the giving of testimony before it and to require
the production of such books, papers and records in any proceeding before the board as may
be material upon questions lawfully before the board. Such subpoenas shall be served by the
sheriff or any other officer authorized by law to serve process in this state. No person shall
be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers and records before
the board or a court or from obedience to the subpoena of the board or a court on the ground
or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him
may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; provided, that nothing
contained in this section shall be construed as requiring any person to produce...
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34-9-46
Section 34-9-46 Subpoenas and testimony. In all matters pending before it, the board
shall have the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production
of all necessary papers, books, and records, documentary evidence and materials or other evidence.
Any person failing or refusing to appear or testify regarding any matter about which he or
she may be lawfully questioned or to produce any papers, books, records, documentary evidence,
or materials or other evidence in the matter to be heard, after having been required by order
of the board or by a subpoena of the board to do so, may, upon application by the board to
any circuit judge of the State of Alabama, be ordered to comply therewith; and, upon failure
to comply with the order of the circuit judge, the court may compel obedience by attachment
as for contempt as in case of disobedience of a similar order or subpoena issued by the court.
The president, in a writing filed with the board, may designate and...
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24-8-11
Section 24-8-11 Procedures for investigation; subpoenas. (a) In conducting an investigation,
the office shall have access at all reasonable times to premises, records, documents, individuals,
and other evidence or possible sources of evidence and may examine, record, and copy the materials
and take and record the testimony or statements of persons as are reasonably necessary for
the furtherance of the investigation, provided the office first complies with the constitutional
provisions relating to unreasonable searches and seizures. The office may issue subpoenas
to compel its access to or the production of the materials or the appearance of the persons
and may issue interrogatories to a respondent, to the same extent and subject to the same
limitations as would apply if the subpoenas or interrogatories were issued or served in aid
of a civil action in court. The office may administer oaths. Any examination, recording, copying
of materials, and the taking and recording of testimony or...
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8-15-13
Section 8-15-13 Public hearing on operations; notice of hearing; sworn testimony heard;
authority to subpoena witnesses; witness fees; production of books and records; appearance
in person or by counsel; failure to obey process; rules of evidence not applicable. (a) In
the event the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is of the opinion that a condition
exists which would jeopardize the interest of persons patronizing, or who may patronize, a
public warehouse by reason of the manner in which such public warehouse is being operated
or that the same is being operated without having complied with the laws or rules and regulations
relating to the operation of public warehouses, he shall order a public hearing thereon, to
be held in the office of the commissioner at Montgomery or at the courthouse of the county
in which the warehouse is being operated, to determine what action shall be taken relative
to the said warehouse. (b) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture...
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