Section 11184 Of Article 2. Investigations And Hearings From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) In any hearing in any part of the state or in any
investigation conducted under this article, the head of the
department shall issue process and subpoenas in a manner consistent
with the California Constitution and the United States Constitution,
and the process and subpoenas shall be served in the same manner as
provided for the service of a summons as described in Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 413.10) of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of
Civil Procedure. Service of process and subpoenas may be effectuated
by any person designated for that purpose by the head of the
department. The person serving any process or a subpoena may receive
compensation as is allowed by the head of the department not to
exceed the fees prescribed by law for similar service. This
compensation shall be paid in the manner provided in this article for
the payment of the fees of witnesses.
(b) If the subpoena requires oral testimony from a witness who is
not a natural person, the subpoena shall describe, with reasonable
particularity, the matters on which examination is requested. In that
event, the subpoenaed witness shall designate and produce at the
hearing those natural persons who are most qualified to testify on
behalf of the subpoenaed witness about those matters to the extent of
any information known or reasonably available to the subpoenaed
witness. The subpoena shall notify the witness named in the subpoena
of its duty to designate and produce natural persons to testify as
described in this subdivision.