The insurer shall pay the charges incurred in the examination, including the expenses of the director or his designee and the expenses and compensation of his examiners and assistants. The director or his designee promptly shall institute a civil action to recover the expenses of examination against an insurer which refuses or fails to pay.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-13-50 [1947 (45) 322; 1948 (45) 1734; 1949 (46) 600; 1952 Code Section 37-605; 1962 Code Section 37-605; 1966 (54) 2141; 1975 (59) 318; 1986 Act No. 429, Section 3] recodified as Section 38-15-30 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-5-1280 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-285; 1962 Code Section 37-285] recodified as Section 38-13-50 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1992 Act No. 394, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 537.