2019 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 6-H - Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies
160-TTTT - Investigation.

§  160-tttt.  Investigation.  The  department  shall have the power to
  enforce the provisions of this article and upon complaint of any person,
  or on its own initiative, to investigate any  violation  thereof  or  to
  investigate  the business, business practices and business methods of an
  appraisal management company, if in the opinion of the  department  such
  investigation  is  warranted.  Each  such applicant or licensee shall be
  obliged, on request of the department, to supply such information as may
  be required concerning  his  or  its  business,  business  practices  or
  business methods, or proposed business practices or methods.
For  the  purpose  of enforcing the provisions of this article, and in
  making investigations relating to any violation  thereof,  and  for  the
  purpose  of investigating the character, competency and integrity of the
  applicants or licensees hereunder, and for the purpose of  investigating
  the  business,  business practices and business methods of any applicant
  or licensee, or of the  officers  or  agents  thereof,  the  department,
  acting  by  such officer or person in the department as the secretary of
  state may designate, shall have the power to subpoena and  bring  before
  the officer or person so designated any person in this state and require
  the  production  of any books, records or papers which he deems relevant
  to the inquiry and administer an oath  to  and  take  testimony  of  any
  person  or  cause  his  or  her  deposition to be taken, except that any
  applicant or licensee or officer or agent thereof shall not be  entitled
  to  fees  and/or  mileage. A subpoena issued under this section shall be
  regulated by the civil practice law and rules.