If the commissioner believes this chapter has been violated, the commissioner, at the expense of the insurer involved, may examine, at the offices of the insurer or insurance producer, whether located within or outside this state, all books, records, and papers of the insurer or insurance producer, and may examine under oath, the officers, managers, and insurance producer of the insurer, or the insured, regarding the violation.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-26.9-07