2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 38a - Insurance
Chapter 697 - General Provisions
Section 38a-16 - (Formerly Sec. 38-7a). Investigations and hearings by Insurance Commissioner. Subpoenas. Injunctive relief.

(a)(1) The Insurance Commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative may, as often as the commissioner deems necessary, conduct investigations and hearings in aid of any investigation on any matter under the provisions of this title. Pursuant to any such investigation or hearing, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative may issue data calls, subpoenas, administer oaths, compel testimony, order the production of books, records, papers and documents, and examine books and records. If any person refuses to allow the examination of books and records, to appear, to testify or to produce any book, record, paper or document when so ordered, a judge of the Superior Court, upon application of the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative, may make such order as may be appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this section.

(2) Data provided in response to a data call under this section shall not be subject to disclosure under section 1-210.

(b) The Attorney General, at the request of the commissioner, is authorized to apply in the name of the state of Connecticut to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining any person from violating any provision of this title.

(P.A. 86-95, S. 2, 3; P.A. 09-74, S. 7; P.A. 16-213, S. 2.)

History: Sec. 38-7a transferred to Sec. 38a-16 in 1991; P.A. 09-74 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective May 27, 2009; P.A. 16-213 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amending same by authorizing commissioner to issue data calls and by adding Subdiv. (2) re data provided in response to data call.