§ 23-88-209 — Alternative applications

(a) The Insurance Commissioner may not mandate the use of any applications other than the antiarson application as defined in § 23-88-202 . However, the commissioner may mandate alternative antiarson applications pursuant to a finding after a public hearing that: (1) There exist certain types of policies, certain classes of property, and certain geographic areas of the state which have abnormally high incidences of arson; (2) The antiarson application described in §§ 23-88-202 , 23-88-203 , 23-88-205 , and 23-88-206 was implemented as respects such types of insurance policies, such classes of property, and areas of the state pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter; and (3) The use of the antiarson application pursuant to this subchapter failed to substantially decrease the arson problems for those types of insurance policies, classes of property, and geographic areas. (b) Alternative antiarson applications may be mandated only for the types of insurance policies, types of occupancies, and the areas of the state which would be permissible subjects for the antiarson application authorized by this subchapter.

Legislative History

Acts 1983, No. 359, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 66-5609.