(a) The Arkansas Real Estate Commission shall have the power to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum in connection with both its investigations and hearings.
(b) A subpoena duces tecum may require any book, writing, document, or other paper or thing which is germane to an investigation or hearing conducted by the commission to be transmitted to the commission.
(c)
(1) Service of a subpoena shall be as provided by law for the service of subpoenas in civil cases in the circuit courts of this state, and the fees and mileage of officers serving the subpoenas and of witnesses appearing in answer to the subpoenas shall be the same as provided by law for proceedings in civil cases in the circuit courts of this state.
(2)
(A) The commission shall issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum upon the request of any party to a hearing before the commission.
(B) The fees and mileage of the officers serving the subpoena and of the witness shall be paid by the party at whose request a witness is subpoenaed.
(d)
(1) In the event a person shall have been served with a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum as herein provided and fails to comply therewith, the commission may apply to the circuit court of the county in which the commission is conducting its investigation or hearing for an order causing the arrest of the person and directing that the person be brought before the court.
(2) The court shall have the power to punish the disobedient person for contempt as provided by law in the trial of civil cases in the circuit courts of this state.