§ 27-66-10 - Investigation – Notice to attend – Court order to appear – Contempt. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 27-66-10

   § 27-66-10  Investigation – Notice toattend – Court order to appear – Contempt. – (a) The director and/or the department of the attorney general may conductinvestigations in discharging the duties required under this chapter. Forpurposes of this investigation the director or the attorney general may requireany person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, consultant, institution, association, orcorporation directly related to the proposed conversion to appear at any timeand place that the director or the attorney general may designate, then andthere under oath to produce for the use of the director or the attorney generalany and all documents and other information.

   (b) Whenever the director or the attorney general may requirethe attendance of any person as provided in subsection (a) of this section, thedirector or the attorney general shall issue a notice setting the time andplace when the attendance is required and shall cause the notice to bedelivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the person at leastfourteen (14) days before the date fixed in the notice for the attendance.

   (c) If any person receiving notice pursuant to this provisionneglects to attend or remain in attendance so long as may be necessary for thepurposes for which the notice was issued, or refuses to produce informationrequested, any justice of the superior court for the county within which theinquiry is carried on or within which the person resides or transacts business,upon application by the director or the attorney general, or any transactingparty shall have jurisdiction to hear and consider on an expedited basis therequest, and if appropriate and relevant to the consideration of proposedconversion, may issue to the person an order requiring the person to appearbefore the director or the attorney general there to produce for the use of thedirector or the attorney general evidence in accordance with the terms of theorder of the court, and any failure to obey the order of the superior court maybe punished by the court as contempt of court.