N.Y. GBS Law § 356
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Powers of referee
Official statutory text
§ 356. Powers of referee. The referee appointed as provided in this\narticle possesses all the powers and is subject to all the duties of a\nreferee appointed in a civil action, so far as practicable, and may\npunish for contempt a witness duly served with the papers as prescribed\nin this article for non-attendance or refusal to be sworn or to testify\nor to produce books, papers and documents according to the direction of\nthe endorsement aforesaid, in the same manner and to the same extent as\na referee to hear, try and determine an issue of fact or of law.\n
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