Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 4508. Investigations; subpoenas

(a) The commission shall have power to make investigations concerning all matters touching the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article  1 and rules and regulations adopted thereunder.

(b) Each member of the commission is hereby given power to administer oaths as oaths are administered by other public officers invested by law with the power of administering oaths, with the same force and effect and carrying the same penalties.

(c) The commission shall have power to issue subpoenas, over the signature of the chairman or secretary, to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of records and papers pertaining to any investigation or inquiry authorized by this article.

(d) The fees of such witnesses and for travel shall be the same as for witnesses appearing in the court of common pleas, and shall be paid from appropriations for incidental expenses of the commission, as provided by the board of county commissioners.

(e) All officers and employes in public service shall attend and testify when required to do so by the commission.

(f) If any person shall refuse or neglect to obey any subpoena issued by the commission, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed thirty days.

(g) If any person shall refuse or neglect to obey any subpoena issued by the commission, it may, by petition, apply to the court of common pleas of the county for its subpoena requiring the attendance of such persons before the commission or the court, there to testify and to produce any records and papers, and in default thereof, shall be held in contempt of court and punished therefor.