Wisconsin Administrative Code
Personnel Commission
Chapter PC 4 - Prehearing practice and discovery
Section PC 4.05 - Attendance of witnesses
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง PC 4.05
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) REQUESTS TO APPEAR. At the request of any party or on its own motion, a commissioner or the hearing examiner may issue letters to state employees requiring them to appear and to testify at a hearing unless it is determined that their testimony will be irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious. The commission shall mail the letters to the prospective witness unless the party requesting the letter asks to be responsible for personally serving the letters.
(2) SUBPOENAS.
(a)
Issuance.
Subpoenas, including subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and
subpoenas requiring the production of material, may be issued by a commissioner
or the hearing examiner at the request of a party or on the commission's own
motion, or may be issued by an attorney of record in a commission proceeding in
the same manner as provided in s.
805.07, Stats. The commissioner
or hearing examiner may review the reasonableness of any request before issuing
a subpoena.
(b)
Service. The party issuing or requesting a subpoena is
responsible for service of the subpoena and for any costs related to
service.
(3) WITNESS FEES.
(a)
State civil service
employees. State civil service employees who attend hearings as
witnesses are entitled to that compensation specified in s.
PC
1.13(2).
(b)
Persons subpoenaed. Any
person not under the state civil service who appears before the commission by
order are entitled to receive fees and mileage as provided in s.
230.44(4) (b),
Stats.
The computation of witness fees under par. (b) is governed by s. 814.67(1) (b) and (c), Stats.
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