Oklahoma § 44-4326 - Investigatory powers – Subpoenas – District court writs

§ 44-4326. Investigatory powers – Subpoenas – District court writs

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

Added by Laws 2021, c. 122, § 18, emerg. eff. April 21, 2021.