O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 9-9-73 (2019)

Subpoena power of referee; compensation of witnesses

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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The referee shall have all the powers of the superior courts to compel the attendance of witnesses before the arbitrators, to compel witnesses to testify, and to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses at the time and place of the meeting of the arbitrators. Subpoenas shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of subpoenas in cases pending in the superior courts. Witnesses shall be entitled to the same compensation as witnesses in the superior courts, and the compensation may be collected in the same manner.

History

Code 1933, § 7-414, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, § 9-9-123;

Code 1981, § 9-9-73, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.