17:44B-30. Deficiencies, notice of; corrections; remedies

30. a. When the commissioner upon investigation finds that a foreign or alien society transacting or applying to transact business in this State:

(1) has exceeded its powers;

(2) has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this act;

(3) is not fulfilling its contract in good faith; or

(4) is conducting its business fraudulently or in a manner hazardous to its members or creditors or the public:

the commissioner shall notify the society in writing of the deficiency or deficiencies and state in writing the reasons for his dissatisfaction. The commissioner shall at once issue a written order to the society requiring that the deficiency or deficiencies which exist be corrected. After that order the society shall have 30 days in which to comply with the commissioner's order for correction, and if the society fails to comply, the commissioner shall notify the society of his findings of noncompliance and require the society to show cause on a date to be named why its license should not be suspended, revoked or refused. If on that date the society does not present good and sufficient reason why its authority to do business in this State should not be suspended, revoked or refused, the commissioner may suspend or refuse the license of the society to do business in this State until satisfactory evidence is furnished to the commissioner that the suspension or refusal should be withdrawn, or the commissioner may revoke the authority of the society to do business in this State.

b. Nothing contained in this section shall be taken or construed as preventing any foreign or alien society from continuing in good faith all contracts made in this State during the time the society was legally authorized to transact business.

L.1997,c.322,s.30.