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Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_62 > GS_62-62§ 62‑62. Issuanceand service of subpoenas.
All subpoenas for witnesses to appear before the Commission, a divisionof the Commission or a hearing commissioner or examiner and notice to personsor corporations, shall be issued by the Commission or its chief clerk or adeputy clerk and be directed to any sheriff or other officer authorized by lawto serve process issued out of the superior courts, who shall execute the sameand make due return thereof as directed therein, under the penalties prescribedby law for a failure to execute and return the process of any court. TheCommission shall have the authority to require the applicant for a subpoena forpersons and documents to make a reasonable showing that the evidence of suchpersons or documents will be material and relevant to the issue in theproceeding. (1949, c. 989, s.1; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1; 1995, c. 379, s. 14(c).)
