2005 Minnesota Statutes - 179.08 — Powers of commission appointed by commissioner.

     179.08 Powers of commission appointed by commissioner. 


    (1) The commission appointed by the commissioner pursuant 
 to the provisions of section 179.07 shall have the power to 
 issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of 
 witnesses and the production of evidence which relates to any 
 matter involved in any such hearing, and may by its chair 
 administer oaths and affirmations, and may examine witnesses.  
 Such attendance of witnesses and the production of such evidence 
 may be required from any place in the state at any designated 
 place of hearing, but whenever practical hearings shall be held 
 in a county where the labor dispute has arisen or exists; 


    (2) In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena 
 issued under clause (1), the district court of the state for the 
 county where the proceeding is pending or in which the person 
 guilty of such contumacy or refusal to obey is found, or 
 resides, or transacts business, or application by the commission 
 shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order 
 requiring such person to appear before the commission, there to 
 produce evidence as so ordered, or there to give testimony 
 touching the matter under investigation or in question, and any 
 failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by the 
 court as a contempt thereof; 


    (3) Any party to or party affected by the dispute may 
 appear before the commission in person or by attorney or by 
 their representative, and shall have the right to offer 
 competent evidence and to be heard on the issues before the 
 report of the commission is made.  


    Any commissioners so appointed shall be paid a per diem 
 allowance not to exceed that established for arbitrators in 
 section 179A.16, subdivision 8, and their necessary expenses 
 while serving.  


    HIST: (4254-28) 1939 c 440 s 8; 1941 c 469 s 3; 1969 c 1129 
 art 2 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 45 s 4; 1987 c 186 s 15