Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-3-815: Access to records - Summons - Oaths and examination of witnesses

The commissioner and any authorized examiners, attorneys, or other employees of the department shall have free access to all books, papers, and other records of an association, and to all books, papers, and other records kept by any officer, agent, or employee, relating to or upon which any records of its business were kept, and may summon witnesses and administer oaths or affirmations in the examination of the directors, officers, agents, or employees of the association, service organization, or any other person in relation to its affairs, transactions, and condition, and may require and compel the production of records, books, papers, contracts, or other documents by court order, if not voluntarily produced.