§ 3-6-62.1. Formal investigation of bridge operating companies; subpoenas.

(a)

Formal investigation. The board upon application from any interested person or upon its own motion may institute formal proceedings to investigate with respect to any toll bridge company, the financial history, structure and financial operations, the operating practices and procedures, the condition of any real property or structure or personal property used and useful in public service, and the financial and operational future planning for future service of the bridge to the motoring public. If during the course of any investigation under this section the board shall make a preliminary determination that there is probable cause to believe that rates and tolls in effect are excessive and may require reduction, and that the effect of any formal investigation or the findings thereof may be used in any later hearing for the reduction of tolls and rates, then the board shall make such findings after notice to the affected bridge company, and shall amend the title and nature of the investigation to constitute a rate review under this article.

(b)

Subpoenas. In any proceeding or investigation under section 3-6-62 of this section, the board may issue subpoenas from the summoning of witnesses for their testimony or for the production of documents at deposition or in hearings before the board. Application for subpoenas shall be in writing signed by the attorney or designated representative for any party to a proceeding or investigation and shall be issued by the chairman of the board of county commissioners. Matters relating to the issuance and use of subpoenas shall be governed by section 1.410 as amended from time to time, of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

(Ord. No. 88-23, §§ 1, 2, 7-19-88)

Editor's note

Ordinance No. 88-23, §§ 1, 2, adopted July 19, 1988, adding subsections E and F to § 2 of Ord. No. 87-33, have been codified as § 3-6-62.1 herein at the discretion of the editor.