The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall commence an action for the recovery of taxes payable under ORS § 731.820, 731.824, 731.828 and 731.859 not later than the later of the following:

(1) Five years after the date such taxes were payable to the director under such sections; or

(2) Three years after the date on which the report of examination by the domiciliary state of the insurer, disclosing that such taxes were owing by the insurer under such sections, was filed with the director. [1967 c.359 § 139; 1969 c.158 § 4; 1989 c.700 § 8]