New Jersey § 33:1-35

§ 33:1-35.

The Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and each other issuing

authority may make, or cause to be made, such investigations as he or it shall deem

proper in the administration of this chapter and of any and all other laws now or

which may hereafter be in force and effect concerning alcoholic beverages, or the

manufacture, distribution or sale thereof, or the collection of taxes thereon, including

the inspection and search of premises for which the license is sought or has been

issued, of any building containing the same, of licensed buildings, examination of

the books, records, accounts, documents and papers of the licensees or on the licensed

premises. Every applicant for a license, and every licensee, and every director, officer, agent

and employee of every licensee, shall, on demand, exhibit to the director or other

issuing authority, as the case may be, or to his or its deputies or investigators,

or inspectors or agents all of the matters and things which the director of the division

or other issuing authority, as the case may be, is hereby authorized or empowered

to investigate, inspect or examine, and to facilitate, as far as may be in their power

so to do, in any such investigation, examination or inspection, and they shall not

in any way hinder or delay or cause the hindrance or delay of same, in any manner

whatsoever. Investigations, inspections and searches of licensed premises may be made without

search warrant by the director, his deputies, inspectors or investigators, by each

other issuing authority and by any officer. For the purpose of any investigation, examination or inspection, revocation, rule

to show cause and every other proceeding authorized under this chapter or appropriate

for its enforcement, the director, his deputy directors, attorneys and legal assistants

designated to act on his behalf, and each other issuing authority may examine, under

oath, any and all persons whatsoever and compel by subpoena the attendance of witnesses

and the production of books, records, accounts, papers and documents of any person

or persons and the director, his deputy directors, inspectors and investigators and

each other issuing authority may take any oath or affirmation of any person to any

deposition, statement, report or application required in the administration of this

chapter, or of any and all other laws now or which may hereafter be in force and effect

concerning alcoholic beverages, or the manufacture, distribution and the sale thereof,

or the collection of taxes thereon. The fees of witnesses required to attend before the director or other issuing authority

shall be the same as those allowed to witnesses in the Superior Court. The above enumerations of purposes and powers shall not be construed as exclusive

and shall not limit such power to investigate, examine and subpoena for any purpose

consonant with the administration and enforcement of this chapter. If a person subpoenaed to attend any hearing refuses or fails to appear or to be examined,

or to answer any question or to produce any books, records, accounts, papers and documents

when ordered so to do by the director, the director or other issuing authority, as

the case may be, may apply to the Superior Court to compel the person to comply forthwith

with the subpoena, direction or order of the director or the other issuing authority,

as the case may be. Each deputy director shall have and exercise all the powers conferred by this chapter

upon the director to the extent that the same shall be delegated to him by the director

by rules and regulations. One of such deputy directors shall be designated by the director with power to perform

all of the duties of the director in case of his absence or inability to act for any

cause and who shall also have authority to so act in the event of the death of the

director until a successor has been appointed and qualified.