2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 16C - Insurance Fraud
Section 59A-16C-5 - Superintendent's authority.
The superintendent may:
A. select and contract with investigative personnel and prosecutors to discharge the superintendent's duties pursuant to the provisions of the Insurance Fraud Act;
B. conduct statewide investigations and prosecutions related to automobile theft;
C. coordinate with law enforcement agencies to investigate and with the attorney general and district attorneys to prosecute cases involving stolen vehicles and insurance fraud; and
D. promulgate rules relating to the creation and operation of the automobile theft prevention authority.
History: Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5; 2018, ch. 42, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective March 1, 2018, authorized the superintendent of insurance to conduct statewide investigations and prosecutions related to automobile theft, to coordinate with law enforcement agencies to investigate and with the attorney general and district attorneys to prosecute cases involving stolen vehicles and insurance fraud, and to promulgate rules relating to the creation and operation of the automobile theft prevention authority; in the introductory clause, after "superintendent", deleted "is authorized to" and added "may"; added subsection designation "A"; in Subsection A, after "discharge", deleted "his" and added "the superintendent's"; and added Subsections B through D.
