Board and agents, powers; failure to comply with subpoena, refusal to testify; contempt proceedings.

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(A) The board and the board's agents:

(1) shall have free access to all books and records of a state savings bank, or its service corporation or holding company, that relate to its business, and the books and records kept by an officer, agent, or employee relating to or upon which any record is kept;

(2) may subpoena witnesses and administer oaths or affirmations in the examination of any director, officer, agent, or employee of a state savings bank, or its service corporation or holding company or of another person in relation to its affairs, transactions, and conditions;

(3) may require the production of records, books, papers, contracts, and other documents; and

(4) may order that improper entries be corrected on the books and records of a state savings bank.

(B) The board may issue subpoenas duces tecum.

(C) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena or a party or witness refuses to testify on a matter, a court of competent jurisdiction, on the application of the board, shall compel compliance by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify in the court.

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 90, Section 1, eff June 10, 1997.


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