§ 9. Subpoenas; oaths. The comptroller, deputy comptrollers and
assistant deputy comptroller, or either of them, may issue a subpoena or
subpoenas requiring a person or persons to attend before the
comptroller, a deputy comptroller or assistant deputy comptroller and be
examined in reference to any matter within the scope of the inquiry or
investigation being conducted by the comptroller, and, in a proper case,
to bring with him, a book or paper. A subpoena issued under this
section shall be regulated by the civil practice law and rules. The
comptroller and deputy comptroller or assistant deputy comptroller or
any person designated in writing by them may administer an oath to a
witness in any such inquiry or investigation.

This section shall not be construed to abrogate or limit the powers
granted to the comptroller or examiners of municipal accounts as
provided in section thirty-five of the general municipal law.