Whenever the commissioner believes this chapter has been violated, the commissioner, at the expense of the public adjuster involved, may examine, at the offices of the public adjuster, whether located within or outside this state, all books, records, and papers of the public adjuster or the company with which the public adjuster is affiliated and any books, records, and papers of any insured within this state, and may examine under oath, the officers, managers, and public adjusters or the insured as to the violation.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-26.8-21