Okla. Stat. tit. 44, § 44-4326
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Investigatory powers – Subpoenas – District court writs
Official statutory text
A. In any investigations pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act:
1. Duly authorized representatives of the Commissioner of Labor
shall, at all reasonable times, have reasonable access to and the
right to interview persons with information relevant to an
investigation and shall have reasonable access to, for purposes of
examination, and the right to copy and receive, any documents of any
person or employer that the Commissioner considers relevant to the
investigation; and
2. The Commissioner may require by subpoena the attendance and
testimony of witnesses and the production of documents relating to
any matter under investigation. If a party disobeys a subpoena, and
upon request of the Commissioner, the district attorney with
jurisdiction in the county where the complainant resides or where
the complainant was previously assigned for duty as a state employee
immediately prior to service in the military forces may apply to
district court for an order enforcing the subpoena.
B. Upon application, district courts of the state shall have
jurisdiction to issue writs commanding any person or employer to
comply with the subpoena of the Commissioner or to comply with any
order of the Commissioner made pursuant to a lawful investigation
pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act, and district courts shall have jurisdiction
to punish a party for failure to obey a subpoena or other lawful
order of the Commissioner as a contempt of court.
C. Subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to the
legislative branch or the judicial branch of the state.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 44. Militia Page 216
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act:
1. Duly authorized representatives of the Commissioner of Labor
shall, at all reasonable times, have reasonable access to and the
right to interview persons with information relevant to an
investigation and shall have reasonable access to, for purposes of
examination, and the right to copy and receive, any documents of any
person or employer that the Commissioner considers relevant to the
investigation; and
2. The Commissioner may require by subpoena the attendance and
testimony of witnesses and the production of documents relating to
any matter under investigation. If a party disobeys a subpoena, and
upon request of the Commissioner, the district attorney with
jurisdiction in the county where the complainant resides or where
the complainant was previously assigned for duty as a state employee
immediately prior to service in the military forces may apply to
district court for an order enforcing the subpoena.
B. Upon application, district courts of the state shall have
jurisdiction to issue writs commanding any person or employer to
comply with the subpoena of the Commissioner or to comply with any
order of the Commissioner made pursuant to a lawful investigation
pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act, and district courts shall have jurisdiction
to punish a party for failure to obey a subpoena or other lawful
order of the Commissioner as a contempt of court.
C. Subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to the
legislative branch or the judicial branch of the state.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 44. Militia Page 216
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