Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-151
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Sec. 4-151. Consideration and hearing of claims.
Official statutory text
(b) The Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy may call witnesses, examine and cross-examine any witness, require information not offered by the claimant or the Attorney General and stipulate matters to be argued. The Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy shall not be bound by any law or rule of evidence, except the rules prescribed by the Claims Commissioner pursuant to section 4-157 .
(c) The Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy may administer oaths, cause depositions to be taken, issue subpoenas and order inspection and disclosure of books, papers, records and documents. Upon good cause shown, any such order or subpoena may be quashed by the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy.
(d) If any person fails to respond to a subpoena, the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy may issue a capias, directed to a state marshal to arrest such person and bring such person before the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy to testify.
(e) If any person refuses to testify or to produce any relevant, unprivileged book, paper, record or document, the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy shall certify such fact to the Attorney General, who shall apply to the superior court for the judicial district in which such person resides for an order compelling compliance. Further refusal of such person shall be punished as provided by section 2-46 . If such person is the claimant, the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy shall summarily dismiss the claim and order it forfeited to the state.
(f) When subpoenaed by the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy, a witness shall be offered the fees and mileage allowances authorized by section 52-260 , provided no such fee or allowance shall be paid to any state officer or employee who appears on behalf of the state.
Cited. 186 C. 300; 239 C. 265.
(c) The Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy may administer oaths, cause depositions to be taken, issue subpoenas and order inspection and disclosure of books, papers, records and documents. Upon good cause shown, any such order or subpoena may be quashed by the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy.
(d) If any person fails to respond to a subpoena, the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy may issue a capias, directed to a state marshal to arrest such person and bring such person before the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy to testify.
(e) If any person refuses to testify or to produce any relevant, unprivileged book, paper, record or document, the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy shall certify such fact to the Attorney General, who shall apply to the superior court for the judicial district in which such person resides for an order compelling compliance. Further refusal of such person shall be punished as provided by section 2-46 . If such person is the claimant, the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy shall summarily dismiss the claim and order it forfeited to the state.
(f) When subpoenaed by the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy, a witness shall be offered the fees and mileage allowances authorized by section 52-260 , provided no such fee or allowance shall be paid to any state officer or employee who appears on behalf of the state.
Cited. 186 C. 300; 239 C. 265.
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