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For the purposes of administering and seeing to the compliance of this chapter and the regulations thereof, the Superintendent is hereby empowered to carry out the investigations he may deem advisable; and to this end, he may examine witnesses and may subpoena witnesses to testify and produce documents, books, papers or any other tangible property containing relevant evidence.If any summons issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter are not complied with, the Superintendent may appeal before the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico and demand that it order the compliance of the summons. The Court of First Instance shall give preference to the proceeding of said petition and may issue an order compelling the appearance of witnesses or the production of documents or evidence previously required by the Superintendent. The Court of First Instance shall have power to punish for contempt disobedience of these orders. History —June 28, 1969, No. 134, p. 396, § 25, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1969.