1. (a) “Applicant” means one or more district attorneys.
2. (b) “Application” means a document submitted by an applicant for the purpose of requesting funding under this program.
3. (c) “Assessment” means an annual fee paid by insurers for each vehicle insured under an insurance policy in the state to support the enhanced interdiction of organized automobile fraud activity.
4. (d) “Commissioner” means the Insurance Commissioner of the California Department of Insurance.
5. (e) “Department” means the California Department of Insurance.
6. (f) “District Attorney” means the prosecuting officer of a California county as provided in Government Code section 26500.
7. (g) “Fraud Division” means the California Department of Insurance Fraud Division, also known as the Bureau of Fraudulent Claims.
8. (h) “Funding Cycle” means a consecutive 12-month period within a grant period. The funding cycle will commence with the first month of a grant period.
9. (i) “Grant Award” means an award of funds to be used by the Grantee pursuant to Insurance Code sections 1874.8 and 1874.81.
10. (j) “Grant Period” means a consecutive 36-month period commencing with the month as provided in a grant award.
11. (k) “Grantee” means a grant-funded applicant.
12. (l) “Insurer” shall have the same meaning as provided under California Insurance Code section 23.
13. (m) “Memorandum of Understanding” means a document, including any attachment or addendum, reflecting the agreed upon operational commitments and obligations between a grantee, the Fraud Division and the California Highway Patrol for a coordinated effort aimed at the investigation and prosecution of organized automobile fraud activity including a description of specific program objectives.
14. (n) “Organized automobile fraud activity” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 1874.8, subdivision (g) of the Insurance Code.
15. (o) “Program” means those activities conducted by the Fraud Division, the California Highway Patrol, and grantees which support the Organized Automobile Fraud Activity Interdiction Program.
16. (p) “Vehicle” shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code and shall include commercial and non-commercial vehicles.
17. (q) “In force” means an insurance policy, covering note or binder that has been issued and put into effect on a vehicle in this state.
18. (r) “Vehicle identification number (VIN)” means a series of Arabic numbers and Roman letters that is assigned to a motor vehicle for identification purposes.
19. (s) “Transaction Date” means the date, by month, day and year, on which a vehicle is added to the Automobile Assessment File.

For the purposes of these regulations:

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1874.8 and 1874.81, Insurance Code. Reference: Section 26500, Government Code; and Sections 1874.8(a) and (g) and 1874.81, Insurance Code.

History

1. New article 5 (sections 2698.70-2698.77) and section filed 7-7-2000 as an emergency; operative 7-7-2000 (Register 2000, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-6-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-7-2000 order, including amendment of subsection (m), transmitted to OAL 10-12-2000 and filed 11-21-2000 (Register 2000, No. 47).

3. Amendment of subsection (p) filed 12-26-2001 as an emergency; operative 12-26-2001 (Register 2001, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-25-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 12-26-2001 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2002, No. 23).

5. Amendment of subsection (p) filed 6-6-2002; operative 6-6-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2002, No. 23).

6. New subsections (q)-(s) filed 6-3-2005; operative 7-3-2005 (Register 2005, No. 22).