77 Pa. Stat. § 992

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 992 - Subpoenas; punishment upon refusal to obey

The secretary, any referee, and any member of the board shall have the power to issue subpoenas to require the attendance of witnesses and/or the production of books, documents, and papers pertinent to any hearing. Any witness who refuses to obey such summons or subpoenas, or who refuses to be sworn or affirmed to testify, or who is guilty of any contempt after notice to appear, may be punished as for contempt of court, and, for this purpose, an application may be made to any court of common pleas within whose territorial jurisdiction the offense was committed, for which purpose such court is hereby given jurisdiction.

77 P.S. § 992

1915, June 2, P.L. 736, art. IV, § 436, added 1972, Feb. 8, P.L. 25, No. 12, § 3.