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2018 SESSION
SB 258 Subpoenas; issuance by Director of Department of Health Professions or his designee.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Department of Health Professions; subpoenas. Provides that a subpoena issued by the Director of the Department of Health Professions or his designee may be delivered by (i) any person authorized to serve process under § 8.01-293, (ii) investigative personnel appointed by the Director, (iii) registered or certified mail or by equivalent commercial parcel delivery service, or (iv) email or facsimile if requested to do so by the recipient. The bill provides that upon failure of any person to comply with a subpoena, the Director may request that the Attorney General or the attorney for the Commonwealth for the jurisdiction in which the recipient of the subpoena resides, is found, or transacts business seek enforcement of the subpoena.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Department of Health Professions; subpoenas. Provides that a subpoena issued by the Director of the Department of Health Professions or his designee may be delivered by (i) any person authorized to serve process under § 8.01-293, (ii) investigative personnel appointed by the Director, (iii) registered or certified mail or by equivalent commercial parcel delivery service, or (iv) email or facsimile if requested to do so by the recipient. The bill provides that upon failure of any person to comply with a subpoena, the Director may request that the Attorney General or the attorney for the Commonwealth for the jurisdiction in which the recipient of the subpoena resides, is found, or transacts business seek enforcement of the subpoena.