Connecticut § 31-245 - Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas.
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§ 31-245. Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas.
Sec. 31-245. Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas. In the discharge of the duties imposed by this chapter, the administrator, the examiners, the referees, the hearing officials designated pursuant to subsection (b) of section 31-237d and subsection (b) of section 31-273, and the chairman of the board shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, certify to official acts and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda and other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with the disputed claim or the administration of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 7517; P.A. 74-339, S. 18, 36; P.A. 81-5, S. 4; P.A. 86-403, S. 63, 132; P.A. 88-53, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 74-339 deleted reference to unemployment commissioners and made provisions applicable to referees, chairman of the board and hearing officials designated pursuant to Sec. 31-273(e); P.A. 81-5 substituted reference to Sec. 31-273(f) for reference to Sec. 31-273(e); P.A. 86-403 made technical change, substituting reference to Sec. 31-273(b) for reference to Sec. 31-273(f); P.A. 88-53 added the reference to hearing officials designated pursuant to Subsec. (b) of Sec. 31-237d.
Cited. 192 C. 581; 200 C. 243.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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