Michigan § 490.203 - Office of financial and insurance services; hearing or proceeding; document retention; order or ruling.

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§ 490.203. Office of financial and insurance services; hearing or proceeding; document retention; order or ruling.

Sec. 203.

(1) Any hearing or other proceeding pending before the office of financial and insurance services under former 1925 PA 285 before the effective date of this act is transferred to the office of financial and insurance services under this act, and the office of financial and insurance services shall conduct and determine the proceeding as follows:

(a) If the commissioner determines that this act establishes an identical or substantially similar proceeding for the conduct or act that was the basis of the proceeding under former 1925 PA 285, the office of financial and insurance services shall conduct and determine the proceeding under this act.

(b) If the commissioner determines that this act does not establish an identical or substantially similar proceeding for the conduct or act that was the basis of the proceeding under former 1925 PA 285, the office of financial and insurance services shall conduct and determine the proceeding in the manner described in former 1925 PA 285.

(2) The office of financial and insurance services shall retain all of its property, credits, books, correspondence, funds, appropriations, records, files, and other papers acquired or retained under former 1925 PA 285.

(3) An order or declaratory ruling issued by the commissioner under former 1925 PA 285 that is in effect on the effective date of this act shall continue in effect until modified, suspended, revoked, or repealed by the commissioner.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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