This article does not:
(1) Preempt the authority or relieve the duty of other law-enforcement or regulatory agencies to investigate, examine and prosecute suspected violations of law;
(2) Prevent or prohibit a person from disclosing voluntarily information concerning insurance fraud to a law-enforcement or regulatory agency other than the insurance fraud unit; or
(3) Limit the powers granted elsewhere by the laws of this state to the commissioner or his or her agents to investigate and examine possible violations of law and to take appropriate action against violators of law.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 41. West Virginia Insurance Fraud Prevention Act
§33-41-1. Short Title; Legislative Findings and Purpose
§33-41-3. Fraud Warning Authorized; Statement Required of Nonadmitted Insurers
§33-41-4. Authority of the Commissioner; Use of Special Assistant Prosecutors
§33-41-6. Immunity From Liability
§33-41-8. Creation of Insurance Fraud Unit; Purpose; Duties; Personnel Qualifications
§33-41-8a. Fingerprinting and Background Check for Applicants for Employment With Fraud Unit
§33-41-8b. Fraud Investigators May Present Complaint Directly to Magistrate
§33-41-9. Other Law-Enforcement or Regulatory Authority
§33-41-11. Fraudulent Insurance Acts; Interference and Participation of Convicted Felons Prohibited
§33-41-11a. Insurer Antifraud Initiatives
§33-41-12. Civil and Criminal Penalties; Injunctive Relief; Employment Disqualification; Restitution