N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.1c — Investigatory Powers.

34:13A-5.1c Investigatory Powers. 5. Investigatory Powers, Division of Private Settlement Dispute a. The Director of the Division of Private Employment Dispute Settlement, or the director�s designee, shall at all reasonable times have access to, for the purpose of examination, and the right to copy, any evidence of any person being investigated or proceeded against that relates to any matter under investigation or in question. The director, or the director�s designee, shall have the right of free access to all places of labor. The director, or the director�s designee, shall upon application of any party to the proceedings, issue to the party subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of any evidence in the proceeding or investigation requested in the application. Within five days after the service of a subpoena on any person requiring the production of any evidence in that person�s possession or under that person�s control, the person may petition the New Jersey State Board of Mediation to revoke, and the division shall revoke, that subpoena if in the New Jersey State Board of Mediation�s opinion the evidence whose production is required does not relate to any matter under investigation, or any matter in question in the proceedings, or if in its opinion the subpoena does not describe with sufficient particularity the evidence whose production is required. The division may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. The attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence may be required from any place in the State at any designated place of hearing. b. In case of refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, any superior court in any jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on, or within the jurisdiction of which the person allegedly guilty of refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business, shall, upon application by the Division of Private Employment Dispute Settlement, have jurisdiction to issue to that person an order requiring the person to appear before the division, there to produce evidence if so ordered, or there to give testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question. Any failure to obey an order of the court may be punished by the court as constituting contempt. c. Any party shall have the right to appear at any hearing in person, by counsel, or by other representative. d. Any person who shall willfully resist, prevent, impede, or interfere with any member of the Division of Private Employment Dispute Settlement or any of its agents or agencies in the performance of duties pursuant to P.L.2025, c.244 (C.34:13A-5.1a et al.) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000. L.2025, c.244, s.5.

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