2006 Minnesota Statutes

184.24 POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
    Subdivision 1. Generally. It is the duty of the department to administer the provisions of
sections 184.21 to 184.40. The commissioner shall have power to compel the attendance of
witnesses by the issuance of subpoenas, administer oaths, and to take testimony and proofs
concerning all matters within its jurisdiction. The department shall affix an official seal to all
certificates or licenses granted, and shall make all rules not inconsistent with law needed in
performing its duties.
    Subd. 2. Supervisory and investigative authority. The department shall have supervisory
and investigative authority over all employment agents and counselors. The department shall have
the right to examine only such records required to be kept by this chapter and Laws 1971, chapter
95 by employment agents and counselors and to examine the offices where business is or shall
be conducted by them. The department shall have the right to investigate all advertisements,
communications and materials published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public by
an employment agency or counselor, for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of
section 325F.67 or 184.38, subdivision 8 have been violated.
History: 1967 c 884 s 4; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1971 c 95 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70