Sec.46a-54-54a. Depositions

(a) The commission, acting through a commissioner, may issue a subpoena to take the testimony, under oath, of any person, including the complainant or respondent, concerning any matter under investigation or in question. The commission may take depositions for the purpose of discovering evidence relating to a complaint or for the purpose of preserving testimony of a person who may be unavailable in the future.

(b) The commission shall give notice to the complainant and the respondent or to their respective attorneys of its intent to take the testimony of any person under oath. The notice of deposition shall indicate the date, time and place at which the deposition will be taken. The complainant and respondent may attend in person, with or by an attorney, when a deposition is taken.

(c) The deponent, including but not limited to the complainant or respondent, shall attend the deposition and may be represented by an attorney.

(d) If a person served with a subpoena to give testimony, fails to appear, or having appeared, fails or refuses to answer questions under oath, the commission may seek enforcement of the subpoena in accordance with section 46a-87 of the Connecticut General Statutes or such other sections of the Connecticut General Statutes that may apply.

(Adopted effective November 4, 2002)