(305 ILCS 5/11-8.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-8.3)
Sec. 11-8.3.
Hearing officers - Subpoenas.
Any qualified officer or employee
of the Illinois Department, a
County Board, or member of the staff of a Commissioner of Appeals, as
the case may be, designated in writing to so act by the Director of the
Department, Chairman or President of the County Board, or Commissioner
of Appeals, may conduct hearings on appeals and may compel, by subpoena,
the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books
and papers, and administer oaths to witnesses. Wherever feasible, the
Public Aid Committee shall itself conduct hearings on appeals by
applicants for or recipients of aid under Article VI. No person
shall be compelled to attend a hearing at a place outside the county in
which he resides. Subpoenas may be served as provided for in civil
actions. The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the
same as the fees of witnesses before the circuit court and shall be paid
as an expense of administration of the County Department or the local
governmental unit, as the case may be.
If a witness refuses to attend or testify, or to produce books or
papers, concerning any matter upon which he might be lawfully examined,
the circuit court of the county wherein the hearing is held, upon
application of the Illinois Department, Public Aid Committee, or
Commissioner of Appeals, as the case may be, may compel obedience by
proceedings as for contempt as in case of a like refusal to obey a
similar order of the court.
(Source: P.A. 81-1085.)
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