La. R.S. § 22:1922 Additional Powers and Duties

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 22:1922

A. The [division] office of insurance fraud shall have access to computer systems, information maintained for the use of law enforcement personnel, any information contained in the criminal history record and identification file of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, and direct and timely access to information compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as contained in the National Crime Information Center, for the purposes of carrying out its responsibilities under this Part.

B. The commissioner may require each applicant for a license or certificate of authority to submit fingerprints to verify the identity of the applicant. An applicant's fingerprints shall be made electronically or by ink and converted to electronic format. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations defining the manner in which such evidence is to be received by the Department of Insurance.

C. In order to make a determination of eligibility, the commissioner is authorized to require fingerprints and fees of applicants and to submit the fingerprints and the fee required to perform the criminal history record checks to the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") for state and national criminal history record checks. The commissioner shall require a criminal history record check on each applicant in accordance with this Section. The commissioner shall require each applicant to submit a full set of fingerprints in order for the commissioner to obtain and receive National Criminal History Records from the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division.

(1) The commissioner may contract for the collection, transmission, and resubmission of fingerprints required under this Section. If the commissioner elects to enter into a contract, the fee for collecting, transmitting, and retaining fingerprints shall be payable directly to the contractor by the applicant.