{"code":"INS","codeName":"Insurance Code","section":"1879.3","citation":"Ins. Code, § 1879.3","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 8. Insurance Fraud Prevention [1879. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-12/article-8"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 380, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 2006.","effective":"2006-01-01","html":"<p>The commissioner shall appoint supervisory and investigatory personnel within the bureau. In addition, the commissioner shall assign staff counsel who are employed by the department and are under the supervision of the department’s general counsel to advise the department’s fraud division, and to further the purposes of this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/ins/1871\">1871</a>). The attorneys’ duties may include representing the commissioner and the department in civil lawsuits pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/ins/1871\">1871</a>). Those persons shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of their position.</p><p>When so requested by the commissioner, the Attorney General may assign one or more deputy attorneys general to assist the commissioner in the performance of these duties.</p>","text":"The commissioner shall appoint supervisory and investigatory personnel within the bureau. In addition, the commissioner shall assign staff counsel who are employed by the department and are under the supervision of the department’s general counsel to advise the department’s fraud division, and to further the purposes of this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 1871). The attorneys’ duties may include representing the commissioner and the department in civil lawsuits pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1871). Those persons shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of their position. When so requested by the commissioner, the Attorney General may assign one or more deputy attorneys general to assist the commissioner in the performance of these duties.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/insurance-fraud-prevention-1879-3","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}