2006 Minnesota Statutes

103A.335 CONSENT, NOTICE AND PROCEDURE.
    Subdivision 1. Notice. A consent, notice, or recommendation made by the board must be
filed with the agency. The filing is notice of the board's action. The board's rules may provide
for a notice, in addition to filing by mail, posting, publication, or otherwise, to inform parties
and interested persons of the board's actions.
    Subd. 2. Subpoena. (a) To implement sections 103A.301 to 103A.341, the chair of the board
or a board member may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of
books, records, and other evidence.
(b) Disobedience of a subpoena, refusal to be sworn, or refusal to answer as a witness, is
punishable as a contempt of the district court. The board or a board member must file a complaint
of the disobedience with the district court of the county where the disobedience occurred.
(c) Witnesses receive the same fees and mileage as in civil actions.
(d) Persons must be sworn before testifying and the right to examine or cross-examine is
the same as in civil actions.
    Subd. 3. Hearings. Hearings must be public, conducted by the board or an authorized
board member, and affected persons have the opportunity to be heard. The board must provide
a stenographer to take the testimony and proceedings at the hearings must be recorded and
preserved. Hearings must be conducted as much as practicable in the same way as civil actions.
    Subd. 4. Position of state agencies. State agencies may adopt opposite positions on the
matter before the board when full advocacy will assist in disclosing the public interest.
History: 1990 c 391 art 1 s 18