Subpoenas from the department and on-site inspections with subpoenas from the department
Arkansas Code § 23-61-108; Arkansas Code § 25-15-203
- (a) Licensees are strongly encouraged to voluntarily supply the State Insurance Department with requested records or files during an investigation to avoid being served a department subpoena.
(b) In the event requested files or records are not timely supplied to the department, pursuant to Arkansas Code § 23-61-301(a), the Insurance Commissioner may:
- (1) Issue subpoenas to examine any individual under oath; and
(2) Require and compel production of:
- (A) Records;
- (B) Books;
- (C) Papers;
- (D) Contracts; and
- (E) Other documents.
- (c) Subpoenas for records or files, including on-site requests for such information with a subpoena, shall provide reasonable advance notice for compliance with the request or requests in the subpoena unless there is a department-documented emergency, investigative need, and justification for immediate access to such records.