Bill > H5

This bill, stemming from recommendations by the State Auditor, aims to empower the Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) by allowing its director to issue summonses for information, records, or accounts if a request is not fulfilled within a reasonable timeframe. These summonses would be served and treated similarly to those in civil cases, and any court justice could issue an order to compel compliance, with failure to obey being punishable as contempt. This measure seeks to facilitate the BSI's legislative mandate, which involves its investigative duties.