HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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At any time after a complaint has been filed, if the
Commission believes that appropriate civil action is
necessary to preserve the status of the parties or to
prevent irreparable harm from the time the complaint is
filed until the time of its final disposition, the
Commission may bring action to obtain a temporary
injunction. The action shall be brought in the circuit court
for the county[, or Baltimore City,] where the place of
public accommodation which is the subject of the alleged
discrimination is located, or where the unlawful employment
practice is alleged to have occurred, or where the dwelling
which is the subject of the alleged discrimination is
located.

11.

(d) In the administration and enforcement of the
provisions of these several subtitles, the Commission has
power to administer oaths and to issue subpoenas, to compel
the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production
of books, papers, records and documents relevant or
necessary for proceedings under the particular subtitle.
Any such subpoena shall be served by the sheriff or deputy
sheriff of the political subdivision in which is located the
residence of the person or the main office of the firm,
association, partnership or corporation against whom or
which the subpoena is issued. In case of disobedience to a
subpoena, the Commission may apply to a circuit court in any
county [or to a court of appropriate jurisdiction in the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City] for an order requiring the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
books, papers, records, and documents. In case of
contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena for the attendance
of a witness or the production of books, papers, records,
and documents, after notice to the person subpoenaed as a
witness or directed to produce books, papers, records and
documents, and upon a finding that the attendance and
testimony of the witness or the production of the books,
papers, records and documents is relevant or necessary for
the proceedings of the Commission, the court may issue an
order requiring the attendance and testimony of the witness
and the production of the books, papers, records and
documents. Any failure to obey such an order of the court
may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.

Article 54 - Hall of Records

7.

Every State, county, city, town or other public
official in the State in custody of public records or
documents is hereby authorized and empowered, in his
discretion, to turn over to the Commission and deposit for
preservation any original papers, official books, records,
documents, files, newspapers, printed books, or portraits,