In the discharge of the duties imposed by the North Dakota unemployment compensation law, the chairman of an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative or member of the bureau, may administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify to official acts, and issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with a disputed claim or the administration of the North Dakota unemployment compensation law. Any person who willfully fails to obey a subpoena issued under this section, unless good cause for failure to obey is shown, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
N.D.C.C. § 52-06-23