(A) Claims made against the fund pursuant to Section 40-6-340, must be heard by the commission and if ordered, must be paid in accordance with Section 40-6-360. Subject to commission approval, a claim may be compromised; however, the commission is not bound by the compromise or any stipulation of the licensee.
(B) Upon payment of a claim, the license of the person against whom the claim was made must be suspended immediately or revoked, as the commission determines. The licensee must not be issued another license until he repays the fund the monies paid on the claim against him, including interest at the rate of eight percent a year. Nothing in this section prevents the commission or any other authority from pursuing other remedies at law or equity.
(C) A claimant receiving monies from the fund shall subrogate his rights relative to the claim to the commission to the extent of monies paid, including interest, and shall cooperate with the commission in the prosecution of the subrogated claim. Amounts recovered against the licensee or other responsible parties must be deposited into the fund, less costs and expenses of collection.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 318, Section 1.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws:1991 Act No. 38, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 155, Section 16; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 860; 1976 Code Section 40-6-220.
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