(225 ILCS 460/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 5110)
Sec. 10.
When the Attorney General requires the attendance of any persons,
as provided in Section 9, he shall issue an order setting forth the time
when and the place where attendance is required and shall cause the same to
be served upon the person in the manner provided for service of process in
civil cases at least 14 days before the date fixed for attendance. Such
order shall have the same force and effect as a subpoena and, upon
application of the Attorney General, obedience to the order may be enforced
by any court having jurisdiction in the county where the person receiving
it resides or is found, in the same manner as though the notice were a
subpoena. Such court may, in case of contumacy or refusal to obey the order
issued by the Attorney General, issue an order requiring such person to
appear before the Attorney General or to produce documentary evidence, if
so ordered, or to give evidence touching the matter in question, and any
failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by that court as a
contempt upon itself. The investigation or hearing may be made by or before
any Assistant Attorney General designated in writing by the Attorney
General to conduct such investigation or hearing on his behalf. Witnesses
ordered to appear shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid
witnesses in the circuit courts of this State, and witnesses whose
depositions are taken and the persons taking the same shall severally be
entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the circuit
courts of this State. The Attorney General or the Assistant Attorney
General acting in his behalf is empowered to administer the necessary oath
or affirmation to such witnesses.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2082.)
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