Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.732 (2026)

Power to compel obedience to subpoenas and punish for misconduct

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656.732 Power to compel obedience to subpoenas and punish for misconduct. The circuit court for any county, or the judge of such court, on application of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Workers’ Compensation Board, or any of the board members, their Administrative Law Judges or assistants, shall compel obedience to subpoenas issued and served pursuant to ORS 656.726 and shall punish disobedience of any such subpoena or any refusal to testify at any authorized session or hearing or to answer any lawful inquiry of the director or any of the board members, Administrative Law Judges or assistants, in the same manner as a refusal to testify in the circuit court or the disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court is punished. [Formerly 656.412; 1979 c.839 §21]

656.734 [Formerly 656.424; repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1998–1998 · leading case: Coman v. Corr. Dep't, 960 P.2d 383 (Or. 1998).

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Coman v. Corr. Dep't, 960 P.2d 383 (Or. 1998). · cites it 3× “ORS 656.732. 3 An order of a circuit court, issued pursuant to the procedure contemplated by ORS 656.”

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