Oklahoma § 59-1302 - Power of Commissioner - Written instruments as evidence Investigative files confidential
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§ 59-1302. Power of Commissioner - Written instruments as evidence Investigative files confidential
A. The Insurance Commissioner shall have full power and
authority to administer the provisions of this act, which regulates
bail bondsmen and to that end to adopt, and promulgate rules and
regulations to enforce the purposes and provisions of this act. The
Commissioner may employ and discharge such employees, examiners,
counsel, and such other assistants as shall be deemed necessary, and
he shall prescribe their duties and their compensation shall be the
same as other state employees receive for similar services.
B. Any written instrument purporting to be a copy of any
action, proceeding, or finding of fact by the Commissioner, or any
record of the seal of his office shall be accepted by all the courts
of this state as prima facie evidence of the contents thereof.
C. Investigative files shall not be open for review unless so
ordered by a proper administrative order of the hearing examiner or
Commissioner or by proper judicial order or legislative committee.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 184, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Laws
1984, c. 225, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 211, § 4,
eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 2016, c. 203, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-1302 ("Power of Commissioner - Written instruments as evidence Investigative files confidential") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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