Interrogatories may be submitted by the Secretary of the State to any limited partnership as may be necessary to determine compliance under this chapter

(a) The Secretary of the State may propound to any limited partnership, domestic or foreign, subject to the provisions of this chapter and to any general partner or limited partner thereof, such interrogatories as may be reasonably necessary and proper to enable said secretary to ascertain whether such limited partnership has complied with the provisions of this chapter applicable to such limited partnership. Such interrogatories shall be answered within thirty days after the mailing thereof, or within such additional time as shall be fixed by said secretary, and the answers thereto shall be full and complete and shall be made in writing and under oath. If such interrogatories are directed to a specific person they shall be answered by that person, and, if directed to a limited partnership, they shall be answered by a general partner thereof. (b) Each limited partnership, domestic or foreign, and each general partner and limited partner of a limited partnership, domestic or foreign, failing or refusing within the time prescribed by this section to answer truthfully and fully interrogatories duly propounded to such partnership or partner by the Secretary of the State, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. (c) Interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of the State and the answers thereto shall not be open to public inspection, nor shall said secretary disclose any facts or information obtained therefrom except insofar as the official duties of said secretary may require the same to be made public, or if such interrogatories or the answers thereto are required for evidence in any criminal proceedings or in any other action by this state.