2005 Idaho Code - 21-116 — INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS

                                  TITLE  21
                                 AERONAUTICS
                                  CHAPTER 1
                          AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION
    21-116.  INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS. (a) General Power, Accidents,
Witnesses, Subpoenas, Court Order. The department shall have the power to hold
investigations, inquiries and hearings concerning matters covered by the
provisions of this act and the rules, regulations and orders of the
department, and concerning accidents in aeronautics within this state,
providing that the appropriate federal agency fails to act at [within] a
reasonable time. Hearings shall be open to the public and, except as provided
in section 21-120, shall be held upon such call or notice as the department
shall deem advisable. The director or any employee of the department
designated by the director to hold any inquiry, investigation or hearing shall
have the power to administer oaths and affirmations, certify to all official
acts, issue subpoenas, and order the attendance and testimony of witnesses and
the production of papers, books, and documents. In case of the failure of any
person to comply with any subpoena or order issued under the authority of this
section, the department or its authorized representative may invoke the aid of
any court of this state of general jurisdiction. The court may thereupon order
such person to comply with the requirements of the subpoena or order or to
give evidence touching the matter in question. Failure to obey the order of
the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.
    (b)  Use and Limitations on Reports of Investigation. In order to
facilitate the making of investigations by the department in the interest of
public safety and promotion of aeronautics, the public interest requires, and
it is therefore provided, that the reports of investigations or hearings or
any part thereof shall not be admitted in evidence or used for any purpose in
any suit, action or proceeding growing out of any matter referred to in said
investigation, hearing or report thereof, except in case of any suit, action
or proceeding, civil or criminal, instituted by or in behalf of the department
or in the name of the state under the provisions of this act or other laws of
the state relating to aeronautics.