Cal. INS § 12407
This is the official text of Cal. INS § 12407, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.
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Official statutory text
The commissioner, if he has reason to believe that any controlled escrow company or any underwritten title company has violated or is violating any of the provisions of this article, has the power and it is his duty to forthwith examine its books, records and accounts and in making any such examination he has all the power set forth in Article 4, Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of this code and any company so examined shall pay to the commissioner the cost of such examination on demand. Whenever the commissioner examines a title insurer, he shall make such examination of its books, records, and files as may be necessary in his judgment to determine whether or not it has violated or is violating any of the provisions of this article.
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