{"id":6401,"date":"2022-05-24T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/?page_id=6401"},"modified":"2022-05-24T18:24:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T18:24:12","slug":"insurance-code-329","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/insurance-code-329\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance Code 329"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l3khdxy7-46b6cf2736633e3cdf6bb5b93f084284\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l3khdxy7-46b6cf2736633e3cdf6bb5b93f084284{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l3khdxy7-46b6cf2736633e3cdf6bb5b93f084284 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l3khdxy7-46b6cf2736633e3cdf6bb5b93f084284 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading 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Executive Order W-66-93. \u2002The strike force shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of the Employment Development Department, the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Industrial Relations,\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">and<\/span>\u00a0the Department of Insurance. \u2002Other agencies that are not part of the administration, such as the Franchise Tax Board, the State Board of Equalization, and the Department of Justice, are encouraged to participate in the strike force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b)\u2002The strike force shall have the following duties:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(1)\u2002To facilitate and encourage the development and sharing of information by the participating agencies necessary to combat the underground economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(2)\u2002To improve the coordination of activities among the participating agencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(3)\u2002To develop methods to pool, focus, and target the enforcement resources of the participating agencies in order to deter tax evasion and maximize recoveries from blatant tax evaders and violators of cash-pay reporting laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(4)\u2002To reduce enforcement costs wherever possible by eliminating duplicative audits and investigations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)\u2002In addition, the strike force shall be empowered to:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(1)\u2002Form joint enforcement teams when appropriate to utilize the collective investigative and enforcement capabilities of the participating members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(2)\u2002Establish committees and rules of procedure to carry out the activities of the strike force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(3)\u2002To solicit the cooperation and participation of district attorneys and other state and local agencies in carrying out the objectives of the strike force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(4)\u2002Establish procedures for soliciting referrals from the public, including, but not limited to, an advertised telephone hotline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(5)\u2002Develop procedures for improved information sharing among the participating agencies, such as shared automated information database systems, the use of a common business identification number, and a centralized debt collection system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(6)\u2002Develop procedures to permit the participating agencies to use more efficient and effective civil sanctions in lieu of criminal actions wherever possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(7)\u2002Evaluate, based on its activities, the need for any statutory change to do any of the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(A)\u2002Eliminate barriers to interagency information sharing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div 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