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40-113. Criminal anti-fraud division; powers andduties.(a) There is hereby established within the insurancedepartment a criminal anti-fraud division of the Kansas insurance department.The criminal anti-fraud division shall accept information and complaintsregarding possible insurance fraud. The criminal anti-fraud division shall alsoinvestigate possible violations of Kansas criminal statutes pertaining to andrelated to insurance fraud. The criminal anti-fraud division shall preparecriminal cases for prosecution by special assistant attorneys general and shallassist in prosecution of those cases.
(b) Complaints of insurance fraud shall be accepted from Kansas consumers,other divisions within the insurance department, other state and federal lawenforcement agencies, and insurance companies. The criminal anti-frauddivision's investigators shall prepare clear and concise reports concerninginvestigations and preserve evidence.
(c) The criminal anti-fraud division will assist in the preparation andpresentation of criminal cases and perform other such duties in the prevention,detection and prosecution of insurance fraud as may be necessary. Saidpreparation should include affidavits, interviews, preservation of evidence andsecuring the attendance of individuals involved in the case. In presenting theprosecution's case, members of the criminal anti-fraud division shall testifyas to the facts of the case.
History: L. 2007, ch. 146, § 1; July 1.
