2006 New York Code - New York Motor Vehicle Theft And Insurance Fraud Prevention Board.

 
    * § 846-l. New York motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud prevention
  board.  1.  There  is hereby created in the division of criminal justice
  services the New York motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud prevention
  board (hereinafter  "board"),  which  shall  consist  of  the  following
  members:
    (a)   The  commissioner  of  criminal  justice  services  (hereinafter
  "commissioner"),  or  his  designee,  who  shall  serve  as  the  voting
  chairperson of the board;
    (b)   Three   voting   members   appointed  by  the  governor  on  the
  recommendation of the speaker of the assembly provided, however, that no
  more than two such appointments made pursuant to this paragraph shall be
  from the same category of members as provided for in subdivision two  of
  this section.
    (c)   Three   voting   members   appointed  by  the  governor  on  the
  recommendation of  the  temporary  president  of  the  senate  provided,
  however,  that  no more than two such appointments made pursuant to this
  paragraph shall be from the same category of members as provided for  in
  subdivision two of this section; and
    (d)  Five  voting members appointed by the governor provided, however,
  that no more than two such appointments made pursuant to this  paragraph
  shall  be  from  the  same  category  of  members  as  provided  for  in
  subdivision two of this section.
    2. The members of the board appointed on  the  recommendation  of  the
  speaker  of  the assembly and the temporary president of the senate, and
  the members of the board appointed by the governor pursuant to paragraph
  (d) of subdivision one of  this  section,  shall  be  representative  of
  consumers of motor vehicle insurance, motor vehicle insurance companies,
  law enforcement agencies and the judicial system. The appointments shall
  be  made  not later than one hundred eighty days after the date on which
  this section shall have become law. Members of the  board  who  are  not
  public  officials  shall  serve for a term of four years. Members of the
  board shall serve without compensation, except that members of the board
  who are not public officials shall be  entitled  to  receive  reasonable
  reimbursement  for  expenses  incurred  by  them in performance of their
  duties as members of the board. A majority of the members of  the  board
  shall  constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting.
  Action may be taken by the board  at  a  meeting  upon  a  vote  of  the
  majority  of  its  members  present.  Every member of the board shall be
  entitled to designate a representative to attend, in his or her place, a
  meeting of the board and to vote or otherwise act in his or her  behalf,
  provided, however, that a member may not designate such a representative
  more  than  once  each year. Written notice of such designation shall be
  furnished to the board by the designating member prior  to  any  meeting
  attended  by  his  or  her representative. Any such representative shall
  serve at the pleasure of the designating member. No such  representative
  shall be authorized to delegate any of his or her duties or functions to
  any  other  person.  The board shall meet at least four times each year,
  and at other times at the call of the chairperson or  upon  the  written
  request of two-thirds of the members of the board.
    3.  The  commissioner  shall,  pursuant  to  the recommendation of the
  board, have the power and duty to:
    (a) Make, execute,  and  deliver  contracts,  conveyances,  and  other
  instruments  necessary  to  effect  the  purposes  and objectives of the
  program;
    (b)  Accept  any  grant,  including  federal  grants,  or  any   other
  contributions  for  the  purposes of the program. Any moneys so received
  shall be expended  by  the  commissioner  for  the  program's  purposes,
  pursuant  to  appropriation  and subject to the applicable provisions of
  the state finance law;
    (c) Make grants pursuant to a request for proposals process;
    (d)  Appoint  such  employees  and agents as the commissioner may deem
  necessary, fix their compensation within  the  limitations  provided  by
  law, and prescribe their duties;
    (e)  Request  from  the  division  of  state  police,  from  county or
  municipal police  departments  and  agencies,  from  the  department  of
  insurance,  from  the  department  of motor vehicles, from the office of
  court administration, from any  other  state  department  or  agency  or
  public  authority,  or  from  any  insurer  which  offers  motor vehicle
  insurance such assistance and data as are useful for  the  purposes  and
  objectives of the program;
    (f)  Cooperate  with and assist political subdivisions of the state in
  the development of local programs to prevent  motor  vehicle  theft  and
  insurance fraud;
    (g)  Advise  and  assist  the  superintendent of insurance pursuant to
  section two thousand three hundred forty-eight of the insurance law; and
    (h) Submit, no later than February  fifteenth  of  each  year  to  the
  governor  and  the  chairperson  of the senate finance committee and the
  chairperson of the assembly ways and means committee, a  written  report
  on  the  board's  activities,  the  activities  of grant recipients, the
  results achieved by the grant recipients  in  improving  the  detection,
  prevention  or  reduction of motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud and
  the impact such efforts may have on motor vehicle insurance rates.
    * NB Expires July 1, 2007