§1922. Additional powers and duties
A.The office of insurance fraud shall have access to computer systems, information
maintained for the use of law enforcement personnel, any information contained in the
criminal history record and identification file of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal
Identification and Information, and direct and timely access to information compiled by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, as contained in the National Crime Information Center, for
the purposes of carrying out its responsibilities under this Part.
B.The commissioner may require each applicant for a license or certificate of
authority to submit fingerprints to verify the identity of the applicant. An applicant's
fingerprints shall be made electronically or by ink and converted to electronic format. The
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§1922. Additional powers and duties
A. The office of insurance fraud shall have access to computer systems, information
maintained for the use of law enforcement personnel, any information contained in the
criminal history record and identification file of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal
Identification and Information, and direct and timely access to information compiled by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, as contained in the National Crime Information Center, for
the purposes of carrying out its responsibilities under this Part.
B. The commissioner may require each applicant for a license or certificate of
authority to submit fingerprints to verify the identity of the applicant. An applicant's
fingerprints shall be made electronically or by ink and converted to electronic format. The
commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations defining the manner in which such
evidence is to be received by the Department of Insurance.
C. In order to make a determination of eligibility, the commissioner is authorized to
require fingerprints and fees of applicants and to submit the fingerprints and the fee required
to perform the criminal history record checks to the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal
Identification and Information and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") for state and
national criminal history record checks. The commissioner shall require a criminal history
record check on each applicant in accordance with this Section. The commissioner shall
require each applicant to submit a full set of fingerprints in order for the commissioner to
obtain and receive National Criminal History Records from the FBI Criminal Justice
Information Services Division.
(1) The commissioner may contract for the collection, transmission, and
resubmission of fingerprints required under this Section. If the commissioner elects to enter
into a contract, the fee for collecting, transmitting, and retaining fingerprints shall be payable
directly to the contractor by the applicant.
(2) The commissioner may receive criminal history record information from sources
other than the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information.
D. The commissioner may deny a license or certificate of authority when the
applicant, or if the applicant is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or
partnership, or other legal entity, any officer, director, managing person, employee, or
principal stockholder has been convicted of a felony.
E. The commissioner may issue a commission authorizing the deputy commissioner
of insurance fraud or any compliance investigator who is certified by the Council on Peace
Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.), or who may be qualified by the P.O.S.T. Council,
to carry and use firearms in performance of their duties in investigating suspected
administrative or civil insurance fraud. These powers and privileges shall not include arrest
powers. The commissioner shall also provide appropriate credentials and badges of
authority.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:1922 redesignated as R.S. 22:32 by Acts 2008, No.
415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.