                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUBPOENA POWERS OF THE COMMISSION; PRODUCTION OF RECORDS AND PAPERS (§
65.2-202)

A. The Commission or any member or deputy commissioner shall have authority to
enforce the attendance of all parties in interest and of witnesses and the
production and examination of books, papers and records and to punish for
contempt or disobedience of its orders as is vested in courts and judges by
&#xA7; 18.2-456, or Chapter 21 (&#xA7; 19.2-339 et seq.) of Title 19.2. Such
attendance, production, and examination shall be required by subpoena of the
Commission upon timely request therefor by any party to a proceeding before it,
unless the Commission finds that the issuance of such subpoena is for dilatory
purposes, would cause substantial inconvenience to such witnesses, or is not
likely to produce significant relevant evidence.

B. The county or city sheriff or town sergeant, and their respective deputies,
shall serve subpoenas of the Commission or its deputies and shall receive the
same fees as are now provided by law for like civil actions. Each witness who
appears in obedience to such subpoena of the Commission shall receive for
attendance the fees and mileage for witnesses in civil cases in courts.

C. The clerk of any court of record shall, upon the application of any party in
interest to a proceeding pending under this title, issue a subpoena for the
attendance at such proceeding of any witness whose testimony is sought. The
return of any subpoena so issued shall be made to the Commission, which shall
enforce the attendance of any such witness at such proceeding.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 65-17 through 65-18.1; 1952, c. 470; 1968, c. 660, §§
65.1-19 through 65.1-21; 1970, c. 470; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 7; 1981, c. 531;
1991, c. 355.