The commission and each of the commissioners, for the purposes mentioned in this act, may administer oaths, examine witnesses at any hearing and certify official acts. In case of failure on the part of any person or persons to comply with any lawful order of the commission, or with any subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, or in the case of the refusal of any witness to testify concerning any matter on which he may be interrogated lawfully, any court of record of general jurisdiction or a judge thereof, may on application of the commission or of a commissioner compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such a court or a refusal to testify therein.
History: Laws 1941, ch. 84, § 58; 1941 Comp., § 72-809; 1953 Comp., § 68-8-9.
Cross references. — For contempt proceedings, see 34-1-1 to 34-1-4 NMSA 1978.
Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of "this act", see 62-13-1 NMSA 1978 and notes thereto.
Sections 62-10-1 to 62-10-6, 62-10-8 to 62-10-14 and 62-10-16 of the Public Utility Act are still effective as the repeal of Chapter 62, Article 6 by Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, effective July 1, 2003 Chapter 108, Section 82 was repealed prior to taking effect by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003. Although Laws 2003, Chapter 336, Section 8, amended Laws 1998, Chapter 82, as amended, an amendment of a repealed section is ineffective. See Quintana v. N.M. Dep't of Corrs., 100 N.M. 224, 668 P.2d 1101 (1983). Laws 2003, Chapter 416, Section 5 also repealed Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, as amended, a second time, however, that repeal is of no effect as the section had previously been repealed by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003.
Law reviews. — For note, "On Building Better Laws for New Mexico's Environment," see 4 N.M.L. Rev. 105 (1973).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 64 Am. Jur. 2d Public Utilities § 232.
73B C.J.S. Public Utilities §§ 80, 87.
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