The Insurance Department of the State of Oklahoma is hereby created. The Insurance Commissioner shall be the chief executive officer of the Insurance Department. The powers and duties of the Insurance Commissioner shall be those created by the Oklahoma Insurance Code. The Insurance Department shall be situated in one area in the State Capitol or some other location conveniently accessible to the general public subject to the provisions of Sections 63 and 94 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 580:20-13-5 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code.
Added by Laws 1957, p. 217, § 301, operative July 1, 1957. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 60, § 2, eff. July 1, 1965; Laws 1980, c. 322, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Laws 1986, c. 207, § 76, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 210, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 1996, c. 10, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1996; Laws 2006, c. 264, § 3, eff. July 1, 2006.