Subpena

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Sub`pe´na

n. & v. t.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Pursuant to the statute, written requests may be made only where (1) "no administrative summons or subpena [sic] authority reasonably appears to be available to that Government authority"; (2) agency regulations authorize it; (3) the sought material is "relevant to a legitimate law enforcement authority"; and (4) the notice-and-challenge provisions are followed.

The politics of privacy in the criminal justice system: information disclosure, the Fourth Amendment, and statutory law enforcement exemptions

These demands are called "administrative subpoenas." To date, Congress has passed more than 300 administrative subpoena statutes "grant[ing] some form of administrative subpoena authority to most federal agencies." (58) For example, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) authorizes the Attorney General to "subpena [sic] witnesses, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and require the production of any records ...