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.
The 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.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 59A-16C-1 - Short title.
Section 59A-16C-2 - Findings; purpose.
Section 59A-16C-3 - Definitions.
Section 59A-16C-4 - Superintendent's duties.
Section 59A-16C-5 - Superintendent's authority.
Section 59A-16C-6 - Notice and cooperation required; tolling period.
Section 59A-16C-8 - Warning required.
Section 59A-16C-9 - Report of conviction.
Section 59A-16C-10 - Insurer anti-fraud initiatives; special investigative units.
Section 59A-16C-11 - Investigators' powers.
Section 59A-16C-12 - Attorney general's duties.
Section 59A-16C-13 - Insurance fraud policy advisory group.
Section 59A-16C-14 - Insurance fraud fund created; appropriation.
Section 59A-16C-15 - Application of act to other acts.
Section 59A-16C-17 - Automobile theft prevention authority; created; board; powers; duties.