Source: http://dccode.elaws.us/code?no=31-16A&e=8
Timestamp: 2019-12-12 01:16:00
Document Index: 344097320

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 31', '§ 1', '§ 31', '§ 3', '§ 31', '§ 4', '§ 2172', '§ 2172', '§ 31', '§ 5', '§ 31', '§ 6', '§ 31', '§ 7', '§ 31', '§ 9', '§ 31', '§ 10', '§ 31', '§ 12']

§ 31-1631.01. Short Title.
This chapter may be cited as the "Public Insurance Adjuster Licensure Act of 2002."
(Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-256, § 1, 50 DCR 238.)
Law 14-256, the "Public Insurance Adjuster Licensure Act of 2002", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-476, which was referred to the Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 7, 2002, and December 3, 2002, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 23, 2002, it was assigned Act No. 14-553 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 14-256 became effective on March 27, 2003.
§ 31-1631.03. License requirement.
No person shall, directly or indirectly, act as a public insurance adjuster without first procuring a license from the Commissioner to act as a public insurance adjuster.
(Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-256, § 3, 50 DCR 238.)
§ 31-1631.04. Licensure.
(a) The Commissioner shall issue a license to an applicant for a public insurance adjuster's license who:
(1) Has paid the applicable fee established by the Commissioner by rule;
(2) Passes a written examination for which a fee may be charged; and
(3) Has sufficient experience, training, and instruction concerning the adjusting of first party claims for damages or losses under insurance contracts that insure the real or personal property of the insured, as determined by the Commissioner in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The Commissioner may issue a license to any applicant without an examination if:
(2) The other state recognizes public insurance adjusters with District public insurance adjuster licenses for the purpose of licensing the applicant without the requirement of an examination.
(c) A license issued pursuant to this section shall continue in force from the date of issuance until April 30th of the next odd-numbered year, unless suspended, revoked, or otherwise terminated prior thereto. Requests for renewal of the license shall be made to the Commissioner and accompanied by the license fee. Unless a request for renewal, accompanied by the appropriate fee, is received by the termination date, the license shall expire.
(Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-256, § 4, 50 DCR 238; Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 2172, 57 DCR 6242.)
D.C. Law 18-223, in subsec. (a)(1), substituted "established by the Commissioner by rule" for "specified by this chapter".
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2172 of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
Short title: Section 2171 of D.C. Law 18-223 provided that subtitle N of title II of the act may be cited as the "Public Insurance Adjuster Licensure Amendment Act of 2010".
§ 31-1631.05. Bond requirement.
(a) At the time of the application for license as a public insurance adjuster, the applicant shall file with the Commissioner a bond executed and issued by a surety insurer authorized to transact business in the District in the amount of $20,000, which bond shall serve the faithful performance of his or her duties as a public insurance adjuster. A public insurance adjuster license shall automatically terminate when the bond is not in force.
(1) The bond shall be in favor of the District and shall specifically authorize recovery by the Commissioner of the damages sustained if the licensee is convicted of fraud or unfair practices in connection with his or her business as a public insurance adjuster.
(Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-256, § 5, 50 DCR 238.)
§ 31-1631.06. Maintenance of records.
(a) A public insurance adjuster shall maintain a complete record of each transaction as a public insurance adjuster. The records required by this section shall include the:
(c) Records submitted in accordance with this section that contain proprietary information, identified in writing as such by the public insurance adjuster, shall be treated as confidential by the Commissioner.
(Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-256, § 6, 50 DCR 238.)
§ 31-1631.07. License denial, suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew; civil penalties.
(1) Violates the provisions of this chapter or any standard of conduct prescribed by the Commissioner in regulations;
(3) Engages in fraudulent or dishonest practices; or
(4) Demonstrates incompetency or untrustworthiness to act as a public insurance adjuster.
(b) Upon a finding by the Commissioner of a violation of subsection (a)(1) or (3) of this section, the Commissioner may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
(c) This chapter shall not be applied or interpreted to bar a borrower from bringing an action pursuant to any District or federal law for damages, injunctive relief, or any other relief.
(Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-256, § 7, 50 DCR 238.)
§ 31-1631.09. Adjustments to comply with insurance contract and law.
A public insurance adjuster shall adjust or investigate every claim, damage, or loss made or occurring under an insurance contract for which the public insurance adjuster has been employed in accordance with the terms and conditions of his or her contract with the insured and the applicable laws and regulations of the District.
(Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-256, § 9, 50 DCR 238.)
§ 31-1631.10. Regulations.
The Commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this chapter.
(Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-256, § 10, 50 DCR 238.)
§ 31-1631.12. Scope.
(1) An adjuster for or an agent or employee of an insurer or group of insurers under common control or ownership that, as a representative of the insurer or group, adjusts losses or damages under policies issued by the insurer or group;
(2) A broker that acts as an adjuster without compensation for an insured for whom the broker is acting as a broker;
(3) An attorney at law who does not:
(A) Regularly act as a public insurance adjuster; or
(B) Represent to the public by sign, advertisement, or other written or oral communication indicating that the attorney at law acts as a public insurance adjuster; or
(4) A licensed health care provider, or employee of a licensed health care provider, who prepares or files a health insurance claim form on behalf of a patient, a licensed insurance agent, or salaried employee of an insurance company.
(Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-256, § 12, 50 DCR 238.)