Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2024. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 1-1-2024.

     Sec. 41. (a) The director may conduct an annual onsite examination of a licensee or an authorized delegate of a licensee.

     (b) If the director determines that a reasonable belief exists that a person is operating without a valid license or in violation of this chapter, the director has the authority to investigate and examine the records of that person. The person examined must pay the reasonably incurred costs of the examination.

     (c) Except as provided in section 42(a)(2) of this chapter, the director must give the licensee forty-five (45) days written notice before conducting an onsite examination.

     (d) If the director determines, based on the licensee’s financial statements and past history of operations in Indiana, that an onsite examination is unnecessary, the director may waive the onsite examination.

     (e) If the director concludes that an onsite examination of a licensee is necessary, the licensee shall pay all reasonably incurred costs of such examination in accordance with the fee schedule adopted under IC 28-11-3-5. Any costs required to be paid under this section shall be paid not later than sixty (60) days after the person receives a notice from the department of the costs being assessed. The department may impose a fee, in an amount fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5, for each day that the assessed costs are not paid, beginning on the first day after the sixty (60) day period described in this subsection.

     (f) An onsite examination may be conducted in conjunction with examinations to be performed by representatives of agencies of another state or states. In lieu of an onsite examination, a director may accept the examination report of an agency of another state, or a report prepared by an independent accounting firm. A report accepted under this subsection shall be considered, for all purposes, to be an official report of the director.

     (g) To discover violations of this chapter or to secure information necessary for the enforcement of this chapter, the department may investigate any:

(1) licensee; or

(2) person that the department suspects to be operating:

(A) without a license, when a license is required under this chapter; or

(B) otherwise in violation of this chapter.

The department has all investigatory and enforcement authority under this chapter that the department has under IC 28-11 with respect to financial institutions. If the department conducts an investigation under this section, the licensee or other person investigated shall pay all reasonably incurred costs of the investigation in accordance with the fee schedule adopted under IC 28-11-3-5. Any costs required to be paid under this section shall be paid not later than sixty (60) days after the person receives a notice from the department of the costs being assessed. The department may impose a fee, in an amount fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5, for each day that the assessed costs are not paid, beginning on the first day after the sixty (60) day period described in this subsection.

     (h) If a licensee contracts with an outside vendor to provide a service that would otherwise be undertaken internally by the licensee and be subject to the department’s routine examination procedures, the person that provides the service to the licensee shall, at the request of the director, submit to an examination by the department. If the director determines that an examination under this subsection is necessary or desirable, the examination may be made at the expense of the person to be examined. If the person to be examined under this subsection refuses to permit the examination to be made, the director may order any licensee that receives services from the person refusing the examination to:

(1) discontinue receiving one (1) or more services from the person; or

(2) otherwise cease conducting business with the person.

As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.85. Amended by P.L.10-2006, SEC.60 and P.L.57-2006, SEC.60; P.L.35-2010, SEC.183; P.L.27-2012, SEC.99; P.L.137-2014, SEC.33; P.L.186-2015, SEC.45; P.L.149-2016, SEC.80.