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1996 SESSION

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SB 212 Human rights commissions in Arlington County.

Introduced by: Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Human rights commissions in certain counties; subpoena of witnesses. Allows Arlington County, described by form of government, to provide by ordinance that, whenever the local human rights commission has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in a violation of the human rights ordinance, and after making a good faith effort to obtain the voluntary attendance of witnesses necessary to determine whether such violation occurred, the commission is unable to obtain such attendance, it may request the county attorney, with the approval of the county board, to apply to the circuit court for a subpoena against such person refusing to appear as a witness, and the court may, upon good cause shown, issue the subpoena. Such ordinance shall provide that any such subpoena include a statement that any statements made will be under oath and that the witness is entitled to be represented by an attorney. Any person failing to comply with such subpoena shall be subject to punishment for contempt by the court and any person so subpoenaed may apply to the court to quash it.


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