§431:10B-113 - Enforcement.
§431:10B-113 Enforcement. (a) Thecommissioner may, after notice and hearing as provided in chapter 91, issuesuch rules and regulations as the commissioner deems appropriate for thesupervision of this article.
(b) Whenever the commissioner finds that therehas been a violation of this article or of any rules or regulations issuedpursuant thereto, and after written notice thereof and hearing given to theinsurer or other person authorized or licensed by the commissioner, thecommissioner shall set forth the details of the commissioner's findingstogether with an order for compliance by a specified date. The order shall bebinding on the insurer and any other person authorized or licensed by thecommissioner on the date specified, unless sooner withdrawn by the commissioneror a stay of the order has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) In all proceedings before thecommissioner, the commissioner shall have the same powers with respect toadministering oaths, compelling the attendance of witnesses and the productionof documentary evidence, and examining witnesses as are granted thecommissioner in section 431:2-204.
(d) In cases of disobedience by any person ofany order or subpoena issued by the commissioner, or the refusal of any witnessto testify to any matter regarding which the witness may be questionedlawfully, the commissioner may apply to any court for an order to compeltestimony or production of documents. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2]