(1) If a payment is made out of the Insurance Fund to or for a state agency for any loss covered by the Insurance Fund, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services is subrogated, to the extent of the payment, to the rights of the state agency against any person or other entity legally responsible in damages for the loss. The department may commence an appropriate action in any court, in the name of the state, to enforce the rights. Any amounts recovered as a result of the proceeding shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Insurance Fund.
(2) The department may conduct an investigation of a loss to determine whether legal action should be commenced. The department may administer oaths and examine witnesses in connection with its investigation. The State Fire Marshal and the Department of State Police and all state agencies covered under this chapter shall cooperate with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in the investigation. [1961 c.448 §12; 1985 c.731 §11; 1991 c.566 §4]
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