(b)  A witness, other than those employed by the District of Columbia, summoned under subsection (a) of this section shall be paid the same fees and mileage that a witness is paid in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia ("Superior Court"), but the fees need not be tendered to the witness before he or she appears and testifies or produces books, records, papers, or documents. 

(c)  Any willful false swearing on the part of any witness testifying about a material fact pursuant to a subpoena issued under subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to prosecution pursuant to Chapter 24 of Title 22. 

(d)  If any witness, who has been personally summoned, neglects or refuses to obey the subpoena, the Corporation Counsel may report this fact to the Superior Court. The Superior Court may compel obedience to the subpoena to the same extent as a witness may be compelled to obey the subpoenas of that court. 

(e)  The Corporation Counsel may administer oaths to any witness summoned in any investigation under subsection (a) of this section. 

(1981 Ed., § 3-218.4; D.C. 4-101, § 1804, as added Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-254, § 2(b), 46 DCR 1276.)