2006 New York Code - Hearing On Charges; Decision.

 
    §  69-t.  Hearing on charges; decision.  No license shall be suspended
  or revoked nor shall any fine or reprimand  be  imposed  until  after  a
  hearing  had  before an officer or employee of the department designated
  for such purpose by the secretary of state, upon notice to the  licensee
  of at least ten days. The notice shall be served either personally or by
  registered  mail  and  shall state the date and place of hearing and set
  forth the  ground  or  grounds  constituting  the  charges  against  the
  licensee.    The  licensee shall have the opportunity to be heard in his
  defense either in person or by counsel and  may  produce  witnesses  and
  testify  in  his  behalf.  A stenographic record of the hearing shall be
  taken and preserved. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. The
  person conducting the  hearing  shall  make  a  written  report  of  his
  findings  and  a  recommendation to the secretary of state for decision.
  The secretary of state shall review such findings and the recommendation
  and, after due deliberation, shall issue an order  accepting,  modifying
  or   rejecting   such  recommendation  and  dismissing  the  charges  or
  suspending or revoking the license or in lieu thereof imposing a fine or
  reprimand upon the licensee.  For  the  purpose  of  this  article,  the
  secretary  of  state  or  any  officer  or  employee  of  the department
  designated by  him,  may  administer  oaths,  take  testimony,  subpoena
  witnesses  and  compel  the  production  of  books,  papers, records and
  documents deemed pertinent to the subject of investigation.