N.Y. General Business Law § 69-t: Hearing on charges; decision

§ 69-t. Hearing on charges; decision. No license shall be suspended or

revoked nor shall any fine or reprimand be imposed until after a hearing

had before an officer or employee of the department designated for such

purpose by the secretary of state, upon notice to the licensee of at

least ten days. The notice shall be served either personally or by

certified mail and shall state the date and place of hearing and set

forth the ground or grounds constituting the charges against the

licensee. The licensee shall have the opportunity to be heard in his

defense either in person or by counsel and may produce witnesses and

testify in his behalf. A stenographic record of the hearing shall be

taken and preserved. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. The

person conducting the hearing shall make a written report of his

findings and a recommendation to the secretary of state for decision.

The secretary of state shall review such findings and the recommendation

and, after due deliberation, shall issue an order accepting, modifying

or rejecting such recommendation and dismissing the charges or

suspending or revoking the license or in lieu thereof imposing a fine or

reprimand upon the licensee. For the purpose of this article, the

secretary of state or any officer or employee of the department

designated by him, may administer oaths, take testimony, subpoena

witnesses and compel the production of books, papers, records and

documents deemed pertinent to the subject of investigation.