(a)
(1) Upon written application to the commission, a party to a proceeding is entitled as of right to the issuance of subpoenas for deposition or hearing in the name of the commission by an individual designated pursuant to its rules requiring attendance and the giving of testimony by witnesses and the production of documents.
(2) A subpoena so issued shall show on its face the name and address of the party at whose request the subpoena is directed.
(3) On petition of the person to whom the subpoena is directed and notice to the requesting party, the commission or an individual designated pursuant to its rules may vacate or modify the subpoena.
(4) Depositions of witnesses may be taken as prescribed by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.
(5) Witnesses whose depositions are taken, or who are summoned before the commission or its agents, will be entitled to the same witness and mileage fees as are paid to the witnesses subpoenaed in chancery courts of the state.
(b) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the commission, the chancery court or circuit court of the county in which the person is found, resides, or has the person's principal place of business, upon application of the commission or the party requesting the subpoena, may issue an order requiring compliance. In any proceeding brought under this section, the court may modify or set aside the subpoena.
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