24 CFR § 3800.20 - Subpoenas in investigations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s3800.20"
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title: "24 CFR § 3800.20 - Subpoenas in investigations."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "3800.20"
section_name: "Subpoenas in investigations."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "3800"
part_name: "INVESTIGATIONS IN CONSUMER REGULATORY PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 2601  15 U.S.C. 1714; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) and 5413."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 10441, Mar. 13, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3800.20 Subpoenas in investigations.

(a) The Secretary may issue subpoenas relating to any matter under investigation. A subpoena may:

(1) Require testimony to be taken by interrogatories;

(2) Require the attendance and testimony of witnesses at a specific time and place;

(3) Require access to, examination of, and the right to copy documents; and

(4) Require the production of documents at a specific time and place.

(b) A subpoenaed person may petition the Secretary or the Secretary's designee to modify or withdraw a subpoena by filing the petition within 10 days after service of the subpoena. The petition may be in letter form, but must set forth the facts and law upon which the petition is based.