Section 7-103. SUBPOENAS

 

103.1The Program may issue subpoenas as part of its authority to conduct investigations pursuant to § 102 of this chapter.

 

103.2The Program may issue a subpoena for the following purposes:

 

(a) To compel the attendance of employees, claimants, or witnesses within a radius of one hundred miles (100 mi.) of the District of Columbia at interviews, alive and well checks, depositions, settlement conferences, or any other inquiry being held for the purposes of obtaining information about a claim;

 

(b) To administer an oath or affirmation and to examine employees, claimants, or witnesses; and

 

(c) To require the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence.

 

103.3A subpoena issued under this section shall provide notice to the recipient of the legal authorization for the subpoena, the testimony or evidence being sought by the Program, the deadline for providing the testimony or evidence, and the telephone number and mailing address of the authorizing official issuing the subpoena. 

 

103.4Subpoenas may be issued pursuant to this section only upon written authorization of the Chief Risk Officer, as attested to by the signature of the Chief Risk Officer.

 

103.5Subpoenas issued pursuant to this section shall be enforced by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

 

authority

Chief Risk Officer of the Office of Risk Management (ORM), Executive Office of the Mayor, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 2344 of the District of Columbia Government Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-623.44 (2012 Supp.)); section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2003 for the Office of Risk Management, effective December 15, 2003; and Mayor’s Order 2004-198, effective December 14, 2004

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 2307 (May 22, 1981); as amended by a Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9540 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by a Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12224, 12225 (December 24, 2010); repealed and replaced by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8767 (July 27, 2012).