45-18-113. Examination of licensee by commissioner.
(a) The commissioner may conduct periodic examinations of a licensee to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter. In conducting the examination, the commissioner or the commissioner's staff shall have full and free access to all the books, papers and records of the licensee and may summon and qualify as witnesses, under oath, and examine the directors, officers, members, agents and employees of any licensee, and any other person concerning the condition and affairs of the licensee. The department may charge and collect an examination fee of two hundred dollars ($200) per day per examiner for any compliance examination conducted by the department, which fee in the aggregate shall not exceed one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) per licensed location per year.
(b) Upon reasonable cause, the commissioner may conduct an examination of any unlicensed person to determine whether violations of this chapter have occurred or are occurring. In conducting the examination, the commissioner has the ability to summon witnesses and examine them under oath concerning matters relating to the business of the persons or other matters that may be relevant to the discovery of a violation of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of business without a license as required under this chapter.
(c) The commissioner may promulgate reasonable regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for the enforcement of this chapter. A copy of any rule or regulation adopted by the commissioner shall be mailed to each license holder at least thirty (30) days before the date it takes effect.
(d) The commissioner is authorized to disclose information obtained pursuant to this chapter to any local, state or federal agency as the commissioner deems proper.
45-18-113. Examination of licensee by commissioner.
(a) The commissioner may conduct periodic examinations of a licensee to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter. In conducting the examination, the commissioner or the commissioner's staff shall have full and free access to all the books, papers and records of the licensee and may summon and qualify as witnesses, under oath, and examine the directors, officers, members, agents and employees of any licensee, and any other person concerning the condition and affairs of the licensee. The department may charge and collect an examination fee of two hundred dollars ($200) per day per examiner for any compliance examination conducted by the department, which fee in the aggregate shall not exceed one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) per licensed location per year.
(b) Upon reasonable cause, the commissioner may conduct an examination of any unlicensed person to determine whether violations of this chapter have occurred or are occurring. In conducting the examination, the commissioner has the ability to summon witnesses and examine them under oath concerning matters relating to the business of the persons or other matters that may be relevant to the discovery of a violation of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of business without a license as required under this chapter.
(c) The commissioner may promulgate reasonable regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for the enforcement of this chapter. A copy of any rule or regulation adopted by the commissioner shall be mailed to each license holder at least thirty (30) days before the date it takes effect.
(d) The commissioner is authorized to disclose information obtained pursuant to this chapter to any local, state or federal agency as the commissioner deems proper.
45-18-113. Examination of licensee by commissioner.
(a) The commissioner may conduct periodic examinations of a licensee to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter. In conducting the examination, the commissioner or the commissioner's staff shall have full and free access to all the books, papers and records of the licensee and may summon and qualify as witnesses, under oath, and examine the directors, officers, members, agents and employees of any licensee, and any other person concerning the condition and affairs of the licensee. The department may charge and collect an examination fee of two hundred dollars ($200) per day per examiner for any compliance examination conducted by the department, which fee in the aggregate shall not exceed one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) per licensed location per year.
(b) Upon reasonable cause, the commissioner may conduct an examination of any unlicensed person to determine whether violations of this chapter have occurred or are occurring. In conducting the examination, the commissioner has the ability to summon witnesses and examine them under oath concerning matters relating to the business of the persons or other matters that may be relevant to the discovery of a violation of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of business without a license as required under this chapter.
(c) The commissioner may promulgate reasonable regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for the enforcement of this chapter. A copy of any rule or regulation adopted by the commissioner shall be mailed to each license holder at least thirty (30) days before the date it takes effect.
(d) The commissioner is authorized to disclose information obtained pursuant to this chapter to any local, state or federal agency as the commissioner deems proper.
