North Dakota Century Code Title 26.1. Insurance § 26.1-02-31. Confidentiality of complaint information--Exceptions

1. A document, material, or other information, including the contents of a claim file, which is provided to, obtained by, created by, or disclosed to the commissioner in response to a consumer assistance request or a complaint is confidential and not subject to section 44-04-18, a subpoena to the department, or discovery request or admissible as evidence in a private civil action. However, the commissioner may disclose the subject matter of the assistance request or complaint, provide a general description of the disposition of the request or complaint, and use the document, material, or other information for a regulatory or legal action brought as a part of the official duties of the commissioner.

2. A privilege or claim of confidentiality in the document, material, or information is not waived as a result of disclosure to the commissioner under this section or as a result of providing or disclosing information to the commissioner.