SECTION 535:1-7-5. Subpoenas

(a)   Issuance; serving. Subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses, and/or for the furnishing of information required by the Board, and/or for the production of evidence or records of any kind shall be issued by the Director or his designee. Subpoenas shall be served and a return made in any manner prescribed by Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act

(b)   Order to compel. Upon the failure of any person to obey a subpoena, upon the refusal of any witness to be sworn, or to make an affirmation or to answer a question put to him in the course of a hearing, appropriate judicial proceedings may be instituted under the laws of the State for an order to compel compliance with the subpoena or the giving of testimony. Any scheduled hearing shall proceed, so far as it is possible, but the Board, in its discretion, at any time, may continue the proceeding for such time as may be necessary to secure a final ruling in the judicial proceedings.

[Source: Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3423, eff 6-27-94; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2166, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2270, eff 7-1-09; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1222, eff 8-27-15]