33-1-1204. Cooperation with law enforcement, licensing authorities, and other fraud agencies. (1) The commissioner shall cooperate with law enforcement authorities and all other authorized agencies and related insurance and professional licensing boards of this and other states. As used in this section, the term "authorized agencies" means:
(a) the attorney general of the state of Montana;
(b) the prosecuting attorney responsible for prosecution;
(c) the department of insurance of other jurisdictions;
(d) the United States attorney's office when that office is charged with investigation of the fraud; or
(e) the federal bureau of investigation or any other federal agency charged with investigation of the fraud.
(2) The commissioner shall cooperate to the extent allowed by law with insurance fraud investigators, related organizations of this and other states, and insurance commissioners of other states.
(3) If the commissioner determines that sufficient evidence of the commission of an act of insurance fraud exists, the commissioner shall inform the appropriate prosecuting authority and professional licensing boards.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 237, L. 1995.
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