Montana § 33-1-1511 Failure Or Refusal To Cooperate With Commissioner

Montana Statutes

§ 33-1-1511 — Failure Or Refusal To Cooperate With Commissioner

Montana·Title 33 INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES·Ch. 1 ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS·Part 15 Insurance Fraud Penalties

33-1-1511 . Failure or refusal to cooperate with commissioner.

(1)A person commits the offense of failure or refusal to cooperate with the insurance commissioner when the person purposely or knowingly fails or refuses to cooperate with the commissioner during a dissolution, liquidation, rehabilitation, sequestration, conservation, or receivership of any insurer or an investigation of such matters described in Title 33, chapter 2, part 13.

(2)A corporation or other entity commits the offense of failure or refusal to cooperate with the insurance commissioner when:

(a)a director, officer, servant, employee, or other person who is authorized to act on behalf of the entity purposely or knowingly fails or refuses to cooperate with the commissioner during a dissolution, liquidation, rehabilita

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33-1-1511 . Failure or refusal to cooperate with commissioner. (1) A person commits the offense of failure or refusal to cooperate with the insurance commissioner when the person purposely or knowingly fails or refuses to cooperate with the commissioner during a dissolution, liquidation, rehabilitation, sequestration, conservation, or receivership of any insurer or an investigation of such matters described in Title 33, chapter 2, part 13.
(2) A corporation or other entity commits the offense of failure or refusal to cooperate with the insurance commissioner when:
(a) a director, officer, servant, employee, or other person who is authorized to act on behalf of the entity purposely or knowingly fails or refuses to cooperate with the commissioner during a dissolution, liquidation, rehabilitation, sequestration, conservation, or receivership of any insurer or an investigation of such matters described in Title 33, chapter 2, part 13; or
(b) a manager or similarly empowered agent of the entity purposely or knowingly authorizes, requests, or commands the failure or refusal to cooperate with the commissioner during a dissolution, liquidation, rehabilitation, sequestration, conservation, or receivership of any insurer or an investigation of such matters described in Title 33, chapter 2, part 13.
(3) For purposes of this section, cooperation includes but is not limited to:
(a) responding in writing within 60 days to any written inquiry from the commissioner requesting a response;
(b) making available to the commissioner any information in the insurer's possession, custody, or control, regardless of the form in which the information exists; or
(c) engaging in the necessary procedures related to dissolution, liquidation, rehabilitation, sequestration, conservation, or receivership of an insurer.
(4) A person or entity convicted of failure or refusal to cooperate with the insurance commissioner shall be fined an amount not to exceed $10,000 or be imprisoned in a county detention facility for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both.

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