CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6039

                        55th Legislature

                      1997 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate April 22, 1997   YEAS 34   NAYS 10 President of the Senate Passed by the House April 14, 1997   YEAS 61   NAYS 33

CERTIFICATE I, Mike O=Connell, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6039 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Secretary

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6039

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

             Passed Legislature - 1997 Regular Session

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senator West

Read first time 03/03/97.  Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

Imposing fines or regulatory assessments under the insurance code.  

    AN ACT Relating to any fine or regulatory assessment imposed in an enforcement action under the insurance code; and amending RCW 48.05.185.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 48.05.185 and 1980 c 102 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    After a hearing or with the consent of the insurer and in addition to or in lieu of the suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew any certificate of authority, the commissioner may levy a fine upon the insurer in an amount not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars.  The order levying such fine shall specify the period within which the fine shall be fully paid and which period shall not be less than fifteen nor more than thirty days from the date of such order.  Upon failure to pay any such fine when due the commissioner shall revoke the certificate of authority of the insurer if not already revoked, and the fine shall be recovered in a civil action brought in behalf of the commissioner by the attorney general.  Any fine ((so)) or regulatory assessment imposed in an enforcement action under this title shall be collected by the department of revenue  on behalf of the state and shall be paid ((by the commissioner)) to the state treasurer for the account of the general fund.

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