Rhode Island General Laws 44-11-22. Tax administrator’s power to summon witnesses and evidence
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The tax administrator may summon any corporation, or officer, agent, or employee of any corporation, or any other person, to appear before him or her and produce records and documents at a time and place named in the summons and to give testimony and to answer interrogatories, under oath, respecting any matter which the tax administrator deems pertinent or material to the administration of this chapter.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 37, § 11; P.L. 1947, ch. 1887, art. 1, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-11-22.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-11-22
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.