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Or. Rev. Stat. § 731.236 (2026)

General powers and duties

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      731.236 General powers and duties. (1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall enforce the provisions of the Insurance Code for the public good, and shall execute the duties imposed by the code.

      (2) The director has the powers and authority expressly conferred by or reasonably implied from the provisions of the Insurance Code.

      (3) The director may conduct such examinations and investigations of insurance matters, in addition to examinations and investigations expressly authorized, as the director considers proper to determine whether any person has violated any provision of the Insurance Code or to secure information useful in the lawful administration of any such provision. The cost of such additional examinations and investigations shall be borne by the state.

      (4) The director has such additional powers and duties as may be provided by other laws of this state. [1967 c.359 §52]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1981–1983 · leading case: Mountain Fir Lumber Co. v. Emp. Benefits Ins. Co., 667 P.2d 567 (Or. Ct. App. 1983).
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Mountain Fir Lumber Co. v. Emp. Benefits Ins. Co., 667 P.2d 567 (Or. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “232 (subpena power), ORS 731.236 (general powers), ORS 731.232 (enforcement generally), ORS 731.”
Bonneville Auto. Ins. v. Ins. Div., 632 P.2d 796 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “The motion was based on the possibility that petitioner, should it not prevail before the agency, would be collaterally estopped to relitigate certain issues in the civil proceedings.”
Bonneville Auto. Ins. Co. v. INS. DIV., ETC., 632 P.2d 796 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “The motion was based on the possibility that petitioner, should it not prevail before the agency, would be collaterally estopped to relitigate certain issues in the civil proceedings.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 731.236(3) — 2 cases
Bonneville Auto. Ins. v. Ins. Div., 632 P.2d 796 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “The motion was based on the possibility that petitioner, should it not prevail before the agency, would be collaterally estopped to relitigate certain issues in the civil proceedings.”
Bonneville Auto. Ins. Co. v. INS. DIV., ETC., 632 P.2d 796 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “The motion was based on the possibility that petitioner, should it not prevail before the agency, would be collaterally estopped to relitigate certain issues in the civil proceedings.”
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