36-20B-10. Authority of South Dakota Board of Accountancy.

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In addition to any other power granted to the board, the board may take any action that is necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including:

(1)The power to sue and be sued in its official name as an agency of this state;

(2)To issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents;

(3)To administer oaths;

(4)To take testimony and to cooperate with the appropriate authorities in other states in investigation and enforcement concerning violations of this chapter and comparable acts of other states; and

(5)To receive evidence, concerning all matters within the scope of this chapter.

In case of disobedience of a subpoena, the board may invoke the aid of any court in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.