2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 120-201. Commission authority.

§ 120‑201.  Commission authority.

The Commission may obtain information and data from all State officers, agents, agencies, and departments, while in discharge of its duties, under G.S. 120‑19, as if it were a committee of the General Assembly. The Commission also may call witnesses, compel testimony relevant to any matter properly before the Commission, and subpoena records and documents, provided that any patient record shall have patient identifying information removed. The provisions of G.S. 120‑19.1 through G.S. 120‑19.4 shall apply to the proceedings of the Commission as if it were a joint committee of the General Assembly. In addition to the other signatures required for the issuance of a subpoena under this section, the subpoena shall also be signed by the cochairs of the Commission. Any cost of providing information to the Commission not covered by G.S. 120‑19.3 may be reimbursed by the Commission from funds appropriated to it for its continuing study. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 771, s. 2.1, 8.1; 1995, c. 358, s. 6; c. 437, s. 4; c. 467, s. 3; c. 507, s. 23A.6(b).)