2007 California Insurance Code Article 2. Administrative Control

CA Codes (ins:12070-12073)

12070.  (a) The commissioner shall make up and certify to the county
clerk of each county of the state a complete list of all admitted
surety insurers. The list shall set forth all of the following:
   (1) The full corporate name of the insurer.
   (2) The name of the state or country under whose laws the insurer
is organized.
   (3) The date of the certificate of authority issued to the insurer
to transact surety insurance in this state.
   (b) The county clerk shall retain these records for a period of
two years, after which time the complete list of all admitted surety
insurers and updates may be destroyed and, notwithstanding Section
26205.1 of the Government Code, no reproduction thereof need be made
or preserved.



12071.  From and after the date when such list is certified, the
commissioner shall likewise certify to the county clerk of every
county of this State, the same facts concerning any other surety
insurer thereafter admitted.


12072.  Whenever such insurer's certificate of authority is
surrendered, revoked, canceled, annulled or suspended or whenever any
such insurer, after such abrogation of its certificate again is
admitted, the commissioner shall forthwith certify to the county
clerk of every county of this State the name of such insurer and the
date of such abrogation of, or of renewal of, such certificate.



12073.  The county clerk shall keep an index or other conveniently
arranged record that shall show all admitted surety insurers as
certified to him or her by the insurance commissioner and any further
information as to those surety insurers as may be certified to the
county clerk by the commissioner. The county clerk shall retain these
indexes or other conveniently arranged records for a period of two
years, after which time the index or records may be destroyed and,
notwithstanding Section 26205.1 of the Government Code, no
reproduction thereof need be made or preserved.