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[CITE: 29USC1862]

 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
     CHAPTER 20--MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION
 
                    SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
                    Part B--Administrative Provisions
 
Sec. 1862. Authority to obtain information


(a) Investigation and inspection authority concerning places, records, 
        etc.

    To carry out this chapter the Secretary, either pursuant to a 
complaint or otherwise, shall, as may be appropriate, investigate, and 
in connection therewith, enter and inspect such places (including 
housing and vehicles) and such records (and make transcriptions 
thereof), question such persons and gather such information to determine 
compliance with this chapter, or regulations prescribed under this 
chapter.

(b) Attendance and testimony of witnesses, and production of evidence; 
        subpena authority

    The Secretary may issue subpenas requiring the attendance and 
testimony of witnesses or the production of any evidence in connection 
with such investigations. The Secretary may administer oaths, examine 
witnesses, and receive evidence. For the purpose of any hearing or 
investigation provided for in this chapter, the authority contained in 
sections 49 and 50 of title 15, relating to the attendance of witnesses 
and the production of books, papers, and documents, shall be available 
to the Secretary. The Secretary shall conduct investigations in a manner 
which protects the confidentiality of any complainant or other party who 
provides information to the Secretary in good faith.

(c) Prohibited activities

    It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to unlawfully 
resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any official of 
the Department of Labor assigned to perform an investigation, 
inspection, or law enforcement function pursuant to this chapter during 
the performance of such duties.

(Pub. L. 97-470, title V, Sec. 512, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2598.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1823 of this title.
