46 U.S.C. § 7705 — Subpenas and oaths
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-89 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 87 words · no verdicts yet
Officials running these license hearings can put witnesses under oath. They can also subpoena witnesses and records. These subpoenas work the same as subpoenas under chapter 63.
(a) An official assigned to investigate or preside at a hearing on matters that are grounds for suspending or revoking licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners' documents may administer oaths, and may issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to attend and testify, and to compel the production of records or other evidence, during investigations and at hearings.
(b) A subpoena issued under this section has the same jurisdictional limits, and is enforceable in the same way, as subpoenas issued under chapter 63 of this title.
An official designated to investigate or preside at a hearing on matters that are grounds for suspension or revocation of licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners’ documents may administer oaths and issue subpenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of records or other evidence during investigations and at hearings.
The jurisdictional limits of a subpena issued under this section are the same as, and are enforceable in the same manner as, subpenas issued under chapter 63 of this title.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 547; Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(9)(H), May 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 68.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-89 · 97 Stat. 547
- 1985Amended · Pub. L. 99-36 · 99 Stat. 68
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-89 on 1983-08-26.
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