California Public Utilities Code
§ 311
PUC § 311 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 2
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)The commission, each commissioner, the executive director, and the assistant executive directors may administer oaths, certify to all official acts, and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, waybills, books, accounts, documents, and testimony in any inquiry, investigation, hearing, or proceeding in any part of the state.
(b)The administrative law judges may administer oaths, examine witnesses, issue subpoenas, and receive evidence, under rules that the commission adopts.
(c)The evidence in any hearing shall be taken by the commissioner or the administrative law judge designated for that purpose. The commissioner or the administrative law judge may receive and exclude evidence offered in the hearing in accordance with the rules of practice and procedure of the commission.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 178. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.