* § 504. Enforcement. (a) The superintendent shall have the power under section four hundred four of the financial services law to examine and investigate the activities of any person that the superintendent reasonably believes has been or is engaged in an act or practice prohibited by this article. The superintendent shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this section and impose any authorized penalty or remedy as provided under section four hundred eight of the financial services law against any person who violates this article.

1. (b) The office of the state inspector general shall have the power pursuant to section fifty-three of the executive law to investigate any governmental entity that is considered a covered agency under section fifty-one of the executive law that has been or is engaged in an act or practice prohibited by this article. If a governmental entity not considered a covered agency under section fifty-one of the executive law has been or is engaged in an act or practice prohibited by this article, that entity's inspector general, other compliance or internal investigative unit or other official or entity with proper authority shall have the power to investigate such entity. * NB Effective April 29, 2015