§ 15-212. Authority of Appeals Board as to subpoenas, oaths, and testimony  


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  •    (a) In general. -- In connection with a proceeding authorized under this subtitle, the Appeals Board may:

       (1) administer oaths;

       (2) certify to all official acts; and

       (3) at the request of a party to the proceeding:

          (i) issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of documents; and

          (ii) compel the testimony of witnesses.

    (b) Enforcement. -- If a person fails to comply with a subpoena or order compelling testimony under this section, on petition of the Appeals Board, a court of competent jurisdiction may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony.

    (c) False statements. --

       (1) A person who, under oath, willfully makes a false statement about a matter before the Appeals Board is guilty of perjury.

       (2) A person who causes another person under oath to make a false statement about a matter before the Appeals Board is guilty of subornation of perjury.

       (3) A person who commits perjury or subornation of perjury under this section is subject to the penalty provided in § 9-101 and 9-102 of the Criminal Law Article.


HISTORY: SF § 11-138; 1988, ch. 48, § 2; 2002, ch. 213, § 6.