§ 325.42. Powers and duties
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 40 P.S. InsuranceEffective: December 6, 2002
Effective: December 6, 2002
40 P.S. § 325.42
§ 325.42. Powers and duties
The section shall have the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article and the powers delegated by other laws, including, but not limited to, the power:
(6) To prosecute both on its own and in conjunction with other sections and divisions within the Office of Attorney General any incidents of insurance fraud involving more than one county of this Commonwealth or involving any county of this Commonwealth and another state disclosed by its investigations and to assemble evidence, prepare charges, bring charges or, upon request of any other prosecutorial authority, otherwise assist that prosecutory authority having jurisdiction over such incidents.
(10) To employ investigators trained in accordance with the act of June 18, 1974 (P.L. 359, No. 120),1 referred to as the Municipal Police Education and Training Law. The laws applicable to law enforcement officers of this Commonwealth shall be applicable to the investigators. Investigators of the section shall have the following additional powers:
(11) To designate, if evidence, documentation and related materials sought are located outside of this Commonwealth, representatives, including officials of the state where the matter is located, to secure the matter or inspect the matter on its behalf. The person so requested shall either make the matter available to the section or shall make the matter available for inspection or examination by a designated representative of the section.
Credits
1921, May 17, P.L. 789, art. XI, § 1142, added 2002, Dec. 6, P.L. 1183, No. 147, § 2, imd. effective.
Footnotes
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2161 et seq.
40 P.S. § 325.42, PA ST 40 P.S. § 325.42
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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