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and all other forms requisite or necessary to carry out the provisions
of this article and any other laws, the enforcement and administra-
tion of which are vested in the department.

§ 2-310. Unauthorized soliciting.

No person, in or around any building or premises used or occupied
by the department for the transaction of business lawfully provided
for in this article, shall assist, offer to assist, or solicit, for a fee
charged directly or indirectly, any person to obtain a permit to oper-
ate a motor vehicle, a certificate of title, motor vehicle registration,
other requisite licenses, or for the filing of statements, or engage
in or around said building or premises directly or indirectly in such
business or occupation for gain, nor shall any person in or around
such building or premises, in any manner interfere with any person
or persons transacting business for or with the department.

§ 2-311. Authority to administer oaths.

(a)    Officers and employees of the department designated by the
commissioner for, the purpose of administering the vehicle laws, may
administer oaths and take acknowledgments of signatures.

(b)    Whenever any person is required to submit any statement,
fact, or information to the Department under oath, verification,
affirmation, affidavit, or any similar form, the Department, in lieu of
requiring its submission in that form, may require the person sub-
mitting it to sign a certification under penalty of law. The certifica-
tion may be substantially in the following form: "I certify, under
penalty of law, that the statements made herein are true and cor-
rect, to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief."

§ 2-311.1 Use of department's records in judicial proceedings.

(a)    The commissioner and such officers of the department as he
may designate, subject to the limitations elsewhere provided, may
prepare under the seal of the department and deliver upon request
a certified copy of any record of the department, charging a fee of
$1.00 for each document so authenticated; and every certified copy
shall be admissible in any proceeding in any court in like manner
as the original thereof.

(b)    Whenever any subpoena duces tecum is issued to the com-
missioner or any official of the department for the production in
any proceeding in court of a copy or photostat of the books, papers,
entries, records, or proceedings of the department, it shall not be
necessary for the commissioner or official of the department to whom
the subpoena is issued or for any employee of the department to
appear personally; and a copy or photostat duly certified of the
books, papers, entries, records, or proceedings of the department sub-
mitted as provided herein shall be full compliance with the subpoena.
Upon their application to the court and for good cause shown, the
court may compel the attendance of an authorized representative of
the department to answer the subpoena duces tecum.

§ 2-312. Records of department.

(a)    The commissioner shall keep a record of all statements filed
with him and all certificates issued by him.

(b)    All records of the department, other than those declared by
law to be confidential for use of the department, shall be open to