§ 15-15-5-11 — Authority of council; investigations; hearings; subpoenas

Indiana § 15-15-5-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: HORTICULTURE PRODUCTS
• Ch. 5: Indiana Seed Arbitration Council

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The council may do the following:
(1) Examine all nonprivileged records of the buyer and the seller
that the council considers relevant to a complaint filed under this
chapter.
(2) Investigate and conduct tests the council considers necessary
to determine the validity of the complaint. The council may enter
into contracts with qualified persons to perform investigations and
tests under this subdivision.
(3) Hold hearings at the times and places designated by the
chairperson to perform the functions described in section 10 of
this chapter. Written notice of a hearing must be given to the
buyer and the seller not later than twenty (20) days before the
hearing. Each party must be given an opportunity to present its
position at a hearing.
(4) Negotiate and recommend to the buyer and the seller
conditions for settlement of a complaint.
(5) Hold hearings to present:
(A) the results of the investigation of a complaint; and
(B) the recommendations to the buyer and the seller for
settlement of the complaint.
(6) Compel either or both of the following by subpoena:
(A) The attendance and testimony of witnesses.
(B) The production of documents.
If the council issues a subpoena, the circuit or superior court of
the county in which a subpoena is to be served shall enforce the
subpoena.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-11-8.5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.