20-160. Powers of examination; witnesses; subpoenas; perjury

A. The director may take depositions, subpoena witnesses or documentary evidence, administer oaths and examine under oath any individual relative to the affairs of any person being examined or relative to the subject of any hearing or investigation.

B. Witness fees and mileage, if claimed, shall be allowed the same as for testimony in a superior court. Witness fees, mileage and the actual expense necessarily incurred in securing attendance of witnesses and their testimony shall be itemized, and shall be paid by the person being examined if such person is found to have been in violation of the law as to the matter with respect to which such witness was so subpoenaed, or by the person, if other than the director, at whose request the hearing is held.

C. The subpoena shall be served in the same manner as if issued from a superior court. If a person fails to obey a subpoena lawfully served, the director shall forthwith forward a report of such disobedience, together with a copy of the subpoena and proof of service thereof, to the superior court for the county in which the person was required to appear. The court shall forthwith cause such person to be produced and shall impose penalties as though he had disobeyed a subpoena issued out of such court.

D. A person who being under oath testifies falsely or makes any false affidavit during the course of any examination, investigation or hearing, is guilty of perjury.