45 CFR § 702.12 - Contempt of the Commission.

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title: "45 CFR § 702.12 - Contempt of the Commission."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "702.12"
section_name: "Contempt of the Commission."
chapter_name: "COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS"
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part_name: "RULES ON HEARINGS, REPORTS, AND MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1975, 1975a, 1975b."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 70482, Nov. 22, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 702.12 Contempt of the Commission.

Proceedings and process of the Commission are governed by 42 U.S.C. 1975a(e)(2), which provides that in case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena, the Attorney General may in a Federal court of appropriate jurisdiction obtain an appropriate order to enforce the subpoena.