Oregon § 97.947 Examination of providers and master trustees by director; subpoena power; depositions

Oregon Statutes

§ 97.947 — Examination of providers and master trustees by director; subpoena power; depositions

Oregon § 97.947

Vol.3

Title 10Property Rights and Transactions

Ch.97

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 97.947 (2026).

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(1)(a) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may examine the conditions and resources, including sales contracts, of a certified provider, master trustee or entity acting as a certified provider or master trustee without certification or registration to determine whether the certified provider, master trustee or entity acting as a certified provider or master trustee without certification or registration is complying with ORS 97.923 to 97.949, the rules of the director and any other laws of this state applicable to a certified provider or master trustee.

(b)In addition to the authority conferred by ORS 97.948, the director may require a certified provider, master trustee or entity acting as a certified provider or master trustee without certification or registra

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(1)(a) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may examine the conditions and resources, including sales contracts, of a certified provider, master trustee or entity acting as a certified provider or master trustee without certification or registration to determine whether the certified provider, master trustee or entity acting as a certified provider or master trustee without certification or registration is complying with ORS 97.923 to 97.949, the rules of the director and any other laws of this state applicable to a certified provider or master trustee.
(b) In addition to the authority conferred by ORS 97.948, the director may require a certified provider, master trustee or entity acting as a certified provider or master trustee without certification or registration to pay the actual and reasonable costs of the examination.
(2) For the purpose of an examination under this section, the director may administer oaths and affirmations, compel the attendance of witnesses, take evidence and require the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements or other documents or records that the director considers relevant or material to the examination.
(3) If a certified provider, master trustee or entity acting as a certified provider or master trustee without certification or registration fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section or a party or witness refuses to testify on any matter, the judge of the circuit court for any county, on the application of the director, shall compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify on a matter before the court.
(4) Each witness who appears before the director under a subpoena issued under this section shall receive the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in ORS 44.415 (2), except that a witness subpoenaed at the instance of parties other than the director or an examiner may not be compensated for attendance or travel unless the director certifies that the testimony of the witness was material to the matter investigated.
(5) During the course of any examination, the director may cause the depositions of witnesses to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil suits in the circuit court.