Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 731.232 (2026)

Subpoena power

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section ORSoregonlegislature.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

731.232 Subpoena power. (1) For the purpose of an investigation or proceeding under the Insurance Code, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence and require the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements or other documents or records which the director considers relevant or material to the inquiry. Each witness who appears before the director under a subpoena shall receive the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in ORS 44.415 (2).

(2) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena so issued or a party or witness refuses to testify on any matters, the judge of the circuit court for any county, on the application of the director, shall compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein. [1967 c.359 §51; 1989 c.980 §22]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Mountain Fir Lumber Co. v. Emp. Benefits Ins. Co., 667 P.2d 567 (Or. Ct. App. 1983).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Mountain Fir Lumber Co. v. Emp. Benefits Ins. Co., 667 P.2d 567 (Or. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 4× “[6] See also ORS 731.232 (subpena power), ORS 731.236 (general powers), ORS 731.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.