Section 200.434  Subpoenas

a)         Subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses from any place in the State of Illinois, or for the production of books, papers, accounts or documents at a hearing in a pending proceeding, shall be issued by the Department upon its own motion, and shall be issued upon application in writing by a party incorporating a showing that any such subpoena is reasonably required.

b)         Applications for subpoenas to compel the production of books, papers, accounts or documents desired shall be verified, and shall specify the books, papers, accounts or documents desired and the material or relevant facts anticipated to be proved by them.

c)         The costs, unless otherwise provided, for the preparation and service of each subpoena and the payment of witness fees shall be borne by the requesting party.

d)         The cost to prepare each Department subpoena shall be $10.00 and shall be payable to the Department prior to the issuance of the subpoena.  The cost to serve each subpoena shall be the same as provided to Sheriffs in the Fees and Salaries Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 53, par. 71).  Notwithstanding, if the Department elects to mail a subpoena, the cost shall be $5.00 plus the actual cost of certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, payable to the Department of Financial Institutions prior to the issuance of the subpoena.  Witness fees shall be the same as provided for in the Fees and Salaries Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 53, par. 65) relating to witnesses attending trial in the Circuit Courts of Illinois.