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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 15. Enforcement powers of Commission
For the purpose of securing effective enforcement of the
provisions of this chapter, for the purpose of any investigation or
proceeding under this chapter, and for the purpose of any action
taken under section 16(f) of this title, any member of the
Commission or any Administrative Law Judge or other officer
designated by the Commission (except as provided in the third
sentence of this section) may administer oaths and affirmations,
subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and
require the production of any books, papers, correspondence,
memoranda, or other records that the Commission deems relevant or
material to the inquiry. The attendance of witnesses and the
production of any such records may be required from any place in
the United States, any State, or any foreign country or
jurisdiction at any designated place of hearing. A subpoena issued
under this section may be served upon any person who is not to be
found within the territorial jurisdiction of any court of the
United States in such manner as the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure prescribe for service of process in a foreign country,
except that a subpoena to be served on a person who is not to be
found within the territorial jurisdiction of any court of the
United States may be issued only on the prior approval of the
Commission. In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena
issued to, any person, the Commission may invoke the aid of any
court of the United States within the jurisdiction in which the
investigation or proceeding is conducted, or where such person
resides or transacts business, in requiring the attendance and
testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers,
correspondence, memoranda, and other records. Such court may issue
an order requiring such person to appear before the Commission or
member or Administrative Law Judge or other officer designated by
the Commission, there to produce records, if so ordered, or to give
testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question.
Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by the
court as a contempt thereof. All process in any such case may be
served in the judicial district wherein such person is an
inhabitant or transacts business or wherever such person may be
found.
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