374.005. Department created, duties--definitions. - Missouri Statutes

Department created, duties--definitions.

374.005. 1. The department of insurance created by section 36(b) ofarticle IV of the Missouri Constitution shall operate under the name"Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and ProfessionalRegistration". Under the authority of the Omnibus State Reorganization Actof 1974 and executive order 06-04, the department shall administer andenforce the laws assigned to the department.

2. Unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context, the followingwords, as used in this chapter, mean:

(1) "Department", the department of insurance, financial institutionsand professional registration; and

(2) "Director", the director of the department of insurance,financial institutions and professional registration.

3. Wherever the laws, rules, or regulations of this state makereference to the "department of insurance" or the "department of insurance,financial institutions and professional registration", such referencesshall be deemed to refer to the department created by section 36(b) ofarticle IV of the Missouri Constitution and this chapter.

(L. 2008 S.B. 788)