{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-27-12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:27-12","heading":"Subpoenas;  failure to obey or refusal to answer questions","body":"The commission may issue subpoenas, signed by a majority of the commission,  to compel attendance of witnesses before it and the production of books, papers  and records.  Any failure to obey any subpoena so issued or refusal to answer  questions propounded by the commission, shall be punishable by the Superior  Court in the same manner as a similar failure or refusal would be punishable in  a case pending in such court.\nAmended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 866, s. 31.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"2e7db3a259868ad0f193fc08aae6c70ba58639589dbc33d5998500447f42e6ac","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-27-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-27-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}