At least one time every year the division of finance institutions shall make a study of the business enterprise, loans, publications, papers, and documents of every licensee thus far if it is necessary for the proper administration of sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 of the Revised Code as they pertain to the licensed business, and it may make such an examination more frequently.
The division may at any time investigate the business and examine the books, accounts, papers, and records used therein, of for the purpose of discovering violations
(B) Other individuals involved with the company described in section 1321.02 of the Revised Code or taking part in such business as major, representative, broker, or elsewhere;
(C) anybody who the unit has cause that is reasonable think has violated, is violating, or perhaps is planning to break parts 1321.01 to 1321.19 for the Revised Code, whether or perhaps not the person claims to do something under such sections. Any person who advertises, solicits, or holds self out as willing to make, find, or arrange for another person to make loan transactions in the amount or of the value of five thousand dollars or less, is presumed to be engaged in the business described in the first paragraph of section 1321.02 of the Revised Code for the purpose of this section.
The division shall have and be given free access to the offices and places of business, files, safes, and vaults of all such persons, and may require the attendance of, and examine under oath, any person relative to such loans or such business or to the subject matter of any examination, investigation, or hearing for the purpose of this section. The unit might need the attendance of these witnesses in addition to production of such books, documents, and documents, since might be needed either by the unit or by any celebration to a hearing prior to the unit, as well as for that function may issue a subpoena for just about any witness or a subpoena duces tecum, to compel the production of any publications, documents, or documents, directed to your sheriff associated with the county where witness that is such or is found, which will probably be offered and came back in much the same being a subpoena in unlawful situations is served and returned.
The costs for the sheriff will be just like that permitted within the court of typical pleas in unlawful situations.
Witnesses will probably be compensated the charges and mileage provided for less than section 119.094 of the Revised Code. Fees and mileage will be compensated through the funds of this unit. No witness subpoenaed during the example of parties aside from the division is eligible to payment through the state for attendance or travel unless the unit certifies that the witness’ testimony was material to the subject matter regarding the hearing.
Any court of common pleas, upon application made to it and upon proof being made of such failure, may make an order awarding process of subpoena or subpoena duces tecum out of the court for such witness to appear and testify before the division, and may make an order that any person give testimony and answer questions as required, and produce books, records, documents, accounts, or papers as required if any person fails to file any statement or report, or fails to obey any subpoena, or to give testimony, or to answer questions, or to produce any books, records, documents, accounts, or papers as required by the division under sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 of the Revised Code. The clerk shall, under the seal of the court, issue process of subpoena to appear before the division at a time and place named therein, and so from day to day until the examination of such person is completed upon filing such order with the clerk of the court of common pleas. The subpoena may have a way that such witness bring to such assessment any publications, documents, papers, records, or documents therein mentioned, and also the clerk shall issue, beneath the seal regarding the court, such other or further requests in mention of the assessment, appearance, and creation of books, documents, documents, records, or documents as the court directs. The court, on motion supported by proof, may order an attachment for contempt to be issued against any person charged with disobeying any order or injunction issued out of the court of common pleas under sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 of the Revised Code if any person so summoned by subpoena issued by the clerk fails to obey the subpoena or to answer any directions therein, or to give testimony, or to answer questions as required, or to produce any books, records, documents, accounts, or papers as required, or if any such person fails to obey any order. In the event that person so offending is brought ahead of the court by virtue of these accessory, of course upon a hearing such disobedience seems, the court may purchase the offender to be committed and held in close custody through to the further order associated with the court.