{"code":"INS","codeName":"Insurance Code","section":"1874.85","citation":"Ins. Code, § 1874.85","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE [100. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE [680. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 12. The Insurance Frauds Prevention Act [1871. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-12"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4.5. Insurer Inspections [1874.85. - 1874.87.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-12/article-4.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 664, Sec. 154.   Effective January 1, 2003.","effective":"2003-01-01","html":"<p>An insurer that issues automobile liability or collision policies shall inspect vehicles for which it has approved a claim for the cost of auto body repairs, either during the repair process or after the work has been completed, and the number of vehicles inspected shall be a statistical sampling sufficient to demonstrate to the department the insurer’s efforts to reduce fraudulent auto body work during a calendar year.</p>","text":"An insurer that issues automobile liability or collision policies shall inspect vehicles for which it has approved a claim for the cost of auto body repairs, either during the repair process or after the work has been completed, and the number of vehicles inspected shall be a statistical sampling sufficient to demonstrate to the department the insurer’s efforts to reduce fraudulent auto body work during a calendar year.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/insurer-inspections-1874-85","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}