(1)  As used in this section:

Attorney's Note

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $1,000
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204

Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-27a-110

  • Affiliate: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • Commissioner: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • Control: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • Delinquency proceeding: means a:
    (a) proceeding instituted against an insurer for the purpose of rehabilitating or liquidating the insurer; and
    (b) summary proceeding under Section 31A-27a-201. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • Director: means a member of the board of directors of a corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Employee: means :
    (a) an individual employed by an employer; or
    (b) an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (53)(b). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Insurance: includes :
    (i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
    (ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and
    (iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • insurer: means a person who:
    (a) is doing, has done, purports to do, or is licensed to do the business of insurance;
    (b) is or has been subject to the authority of, or to rehabilitation, liquidation, reorganization, supervision, or conservation by an insurance commissioner; or
    (c) is included under Section 31A-27a-104. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Person: includes :
    (a) an individual;
    (b) a partnership;
    (c) a corporation;
    (d) an incorporated or unincorporated association;
    (e) a joint stock company;
    (f) a trust;
    (g) a limited liability company;
    (h) a reciprocal;
    (i) a syndicate; or
    (j) another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Proceeding: includes an action or special statutory proceeding. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • receiver: means the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, including a rehabilitator, liquidator, or ancillary receiver. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • Record: when used as a noun, means information or data, in whatever form maintained, including:
    (a) a book;
    (b) a document;
    (c) a paper;
    (d) a file;
    (e) an application file;
    (f) a policyholder list;
    (g) policy information;
    (h) a claim or claim file;
    (i) an account;
    (j) a voucher;
    (k) a litigation file;
    (l) a premium record;
    (m) a rate book;
    (n) an underwriting manual;
    (o) a personnel record;
    (p) a financial record; or
    (q) other material. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (a)  “Cooperate” includes to:

    (i)  reply promptly in writing to an inquiry from the commissioner or receiver requesting a reply; and

    (ii)  promptly make available to the commissioner or receiver any record, account, information, or property:

    (A)  of or pertaining to the insurer; and

    (B)  in the person‘s possession, custody, or control.

    (b)  “Person” includes a person who exercises control directly or indirectly over activities of the insurer through:

    (i)  a holding company; or

    (ii)  other affiliate of the insurer.
  • (2)  The following shall cooperate with the commissioner or receiver in a proceeding under this chapter or an investigation preliminary to a proceeding under this chapter:

    (a)  a present or former officer, manager, director, trustee, owner, or employee of an insurer;

    (b)  a present or former agent of an insurer; or

    (c)  a person with authority over or in charge of any segment of the insurer’s affairs.

    (3)  A person may not obstruct or interfere with the commissioner or receiver in the conduct of:

    (a)  a delinquency proceeding; or

    (b)  an investigation preliminary or incidental to a delinquency proceeding.

    (4)  This section may not be construed to abridge otherwise existing legal rights, including the right to resist:

    (a)  a petition for liquidation or other delinquency proceeding; or

    (b)  other orders.

    (5) 

    (a)  A person described in Subsection (5)(b) is:

    (i)  guilty of a class B misdemeanor, except that the fine may exceed $1,000 but may not exceed $10,000; or

    (ii)  after a hearing, subject to:

    (A)  the commissioner imposing a civil penalty that may not exceed $10,000;

    (B)  the revocation or suspension of an insurance license issued by the commissioner; or

    (C)  a combination of Subsections (5)(a)(ii)(A) and (B).

    (b)  This Subsection (5) applies to:

    (i)  a person described in Subsection (2) who fails to cooperate with the commissioner or receiver;

    (ii)  a person who obstructs or interferes with the commissioner or receiver in the conduct of a delinquency proceeding or an investigation preliminary or incidental to a delinquency proceeding; or

    (iii)  a person who violates an order validly issued under this chapter.

    Enacted by Chapter 309, 2007 General Session