Title 27 · RI
Title 27Insurance
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-1-12
Section: 27-1-12
Title 27Insurance
Chapter 1Domestic Insurance Companies
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-1-12
§ 27-1-12. Summons of witnesses â Obstruction or refusal to testify.
The insurance commissioner, or the commissionerâs duly authorized agent, may summon and examine under oath all directors, officers, and other agents of the insurance company and any other witnesses as the commissioner may think proper in relation to the affairs, transactions, and condition of the company. Any director, officer, agent, or other person who refuses without justifiable cause to appear and testify whenever required, or who in any way obstructs the commissioner or the commissionerâs agent in the discharge of the commissionerâs duties as prescribed in this chapter, shall be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years, and if the person refusing or obstructing is a director, officer, or agent of the company, the company may also be proceeded against.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 181, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 219, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 255, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 150, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3174, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 27-1-12.