Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 3-109
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 3-109
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) On its own motion, the Commission may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents at a hearing or deposition to be taken by the Commission.
(c) A subpoena shall be signed and issued by a commissioner or the Executive Secretary of the Commission.
(d) (1) The Commission may exercise the full authority set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 16453(a) through (c) as if set forth in this article.
(2) Nothing in the grant of authority set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be construed to preempt or limit any other authority of the Commission under this article.
(3) In addition to the authority granted to the Commission under federal law to enforce the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 16453, the circuit courts of the State have jurisdiction to enforce compliance with this subsection.