§ 27-66-10. Investigation — Notice to attend — Court order to appear — Contempt.
(a) The director and/or the department of the attorney general may conduct investigations
in discharging the duties required under this chapter. For purposes of this investigation,
the director or the attorney general may require any person, agent, trustee, fiduciary,
consultant, institution, association, or corporation directly related to the proposed
conversion to appear at any time and place that the director or the attorney general
may designate, then and there under oath to produce for the use of the director or
the attorney general any and all documents and
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§ 27-66-10. Investigation — Notice to attend — Court order to appear — Contempt.
(a) The director and/or the department of the attorney general may conduct investigations
in discharging the duties required under this chapter. For purposes of this investigation,
the director or the attorney general may require any person, agent, trustee, fiduciary,
consultant, institution, association, or corporation directly related to the proposed
conversion to appear at any time and place that the director or the attorney general
may designate, then and there under oath to produce for the use of the director or
the attorney general any and all documents and other information.
(b) Whenever the director or the attorney general may require the attendance of any person
as provided in subsection (a), the director or the attorney general shall issue a
notice setting the time and place when the attendance is required and shall cause
the notice to be delivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the person at
least fourteen (14) days before the date fixed in the notice for the attendance.
(c) If any person receiving notice pursuant to this provision neglects to attend or remain
in attendance so long as may be necessary for the purposes for which the notice was
issued, or refuses to produce information requested, any justice of the superior court
for the county within which the inquiry is carried on or within which the person resides
or transacts business, upon application by the director or the attorney general, or
any transacting party shall have jurisdiction to hear and consider on an expedited
basis the request, and if appropriate and relevant to the consideration of proposed
conversion, may issue to the person an order requiring the person to appear before
the director or the attorney general there to produce for the use of the director
or the attorney general evidence in accordance with the terms of the order of the
court, and any failure to obey the order of the superior court may be punished by
the court as contempt of court.