(a) The commissioner has the power to issue subpoenas in the name of the state of Tennessee requiring the attendance of such witnesses as may be designated in the subpoena at the place or places, at either the office of the commissioner at Nashville, or at any place in the county in which the licensee has the licensee’s place of business, and at such time or times as may be designated in such subpoena.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-4-1017

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of revenue. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1001
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: means and includes every individual, firm, association, joint-stock company, syndicate and corporation. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1001
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States and any foreign country or political subdivision thereof. See Tennessee Code 67-4-2004
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(b) The licensee has the right to require the commissioner to issue any such subpoena requiring the attendance of any such witnesses as may be desired by the licensee.
(c) All such subpoenas shall be served by the sheriff or any deputy of the county where the subpoena is directed, and such sheriff or deputy shall be entitled to the same fees for serving such subpoenas as in the case of serving subpoenas in civil cases from any court of record.
(d) The commissioner, or any authorized agent, representative or employee, is empowered to administer oaths to any person so summoned or to any person giving evidence at the hearing.
(e) Any person so summoned shall give all such evidence relevant to the matter under investigation as may be required by the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized agent, representative or employee, or as may be required by the licensee.
(f) The usual fees and mileage expenses allowed witnesses in cases in a court of record shall be allowed any witnesses so summoned.
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