OAR 839-003-0085: Subpoenas

As used in enforcing ORS chapter 659A, including housing discrimination under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 – 3614a): (1) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may issue a subpoena to require: (a) The presence and testimony of witnesses; (b) The production of evidence, including but not limited to books, records, correspondence or documents in the possession or under the control of the person subpoenaed; and (c) Access to evidence to be examined or copied. (2) If any person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this rule, the commissioner may initiate the legal procedures necessary to enforce compliance.