A person who has in his possession or control any books, accounts, or papers of a company licensed under this title shall exhibit them to the director or to any deputy, actuary, accountant, or person acting with or for the director. A person who refuses, on demand, to exhibit any books, accounts, or papers or knowingly or wilfully makes a false statement in regard to them is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both. All replies are strictly confidential except for the purposes of prosecution for any false or fraudulent statement made to the director or his designee.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-13-140 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-614; 1962 Code Section 37-614] has no comparable provisions in 1987 Act No. 155; Former 1976 Code Section 38-5-1370 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-291; 1962 Code Section 37-291] recodified as Section 38-13-140 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 210; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 537.