2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 58 - Service Contract Regulation
Section 59A-58-15 - Records requirements.

A. A provider shall maintain records of the transactions governed by the Service Contract Regulation Act. The records of a provider shall include:

(1) a copy of each type of service contract that the provider issues, sells or offers for sale;

(2) the name and address of each holder who possesses a service contract under which the provider has a duty to perform, to the extent that the provider knows the name and address of each holder;

(3) a list that includes each location where the provider issues, sells or offers for sale service contracts; and

(4) the date and a description of each claim made by a holder under a service contract.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a provider shall retain all records relating to a service contract for at least one year after the contract has expired. A provider who intends to discontinue doing business in this state shall provide the superintendent with satisfactory proof that he has discharged his duties to the holders in this state and shall not destroy his records without the prior approval of the superintendent.

C. The records required to be maintained pursuant to this section may be stored on a computer disk or other storage device for a computer from which the records can be readily printed.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to major manufacturing companies' service contracts.

History: Laws 2001, ch. 206, § 15.

Effective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 206, § 20 made Laws 2001, ch. 206, § 15 effective July 1, 2002.