Section 93.14. Power to conduct hearings; secure evidence; witness fees.

 

(1)  The department or any of its authorized agents may, in relation to any matter within the department's power, conduct hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas and take testimony.

(2)  The witnesses and officers who subpoena them shall be entitled to the fees allowed in courts of record. Such fees shall be audited and paid by the state in the same manner as other expenses of the department are audited and paid. No witness subpoenaed at the instance of any party other than the department shall be entitled to payment of fees by the state, unless the department certifies that the testimony of such witness was material.

(3)  Any person who shall unlawfully fail to attend as a witness or refuse to testify may be coerced as provided in s. 885.12 .

(4)  A record of all hearings shall be kept in the office of the department. All hearings shall be public.