The commissioner shall have the authority from time to time, to make, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. The commissioner shall also have the authority to charge and collect from the insurer for the actual amount of expenses reasonably incurred by the state in discharge of the commissioner’s duties hereunder.

(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 421, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)