2012 New York Consolidated Laws
SOS - Social Services
Article 10 - (474 - 480) GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
478 - Investigation of complaints by boards of managers.

 
    §  478.   Investigation of complaints by boards of managers.  Whenever
  the managers, directors or trustees of any  asylum,  hospital  or  other
  charitable institution, the managers, directors or trustees of which are
  appointed  by the governor and senate, or by the legislature, shall deem
  it necessary or proper to investigate and ascertain  the  truth  of  any
  charge  or  complaint  made  or circulated respecting the conduct of the
  superintendent,  assistants,  subordinate  officers  or   servants,   in
  whatever  capacity  or duty employed by or under the official control of
  any such managers, directors or trustees, it shall  be  lawful  for  the
  presiding  officer for the time being of any such managers, directors or
  trustees, to administer  oaths  to  all  witnesses  coming  before  them
  respectively  for  examination,  and to issue compulsory process for the
  attendance of any witness within the state whom  they  may  respectively
  desire  to  examine,  and for the production of all papers that any such
  witness may possess, or have in his power, touching the matter  of  such
  complaint or investigation; and wilful false swearing by any witness who
  may  be so examined is hereby declared to be perjury.  A subpoena issued
  under this section shall be regulated by  the  civil  practice  law  and
  rules.