Administrator Powers

What this video covers

• Why the administrator can investigate and subpoena at their sole discretion, yet cannot personally enforce a subpoena without court intervention
• The exact meaning of contumacy, and the step-by-step flow from subpoena issuance to court-ordered enforcement to contempt of court
• How administrators cooperate across state lines through cross-border subpoenas, and the legal condition that must be met for reciprocal enforcement
• Why compelled testimony overrides Fifth Amendment self-incrimination claims, and the precise scope of use immunity versus the lack of immunity for perjury or contempt
• The critical distinction between cease and desist orders (administrator alone, no prior hearing) and injunctions (court required, with remedies like receivership and restitution)
• Why the administrator pays zero bond when seeking injunctive relief, while private parties typically must post a bond
• The three-tier power matrix: administrator alone, administrator plus court, and court alone, with concrete examples of each