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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) General rule.--Papers, records, documents, reports, materials or other evidence relative to the subject of an insurance fraud investigation shall remain confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection for so long as the section deems it reasonably necessary to complete its investigation or for so long as the section deems it reasonably necessary to protect the privacy of the person investigated, to protect the person furnishing the matter or to be in the public interest.
(b) Subpoena.--
(1) Papers, records, documents, reports, materials or other evidence relative to the subject of an insurance fraud investigation shall not be subject to subpoena until opened for public inspection by the section unless the Office of Attorney General consents or until, after notice to the section and a hearing, a court of record determines that the section will not be unnecessarily hindered by compliance with a subpoena.
(2) Investigators employed by the section shall not be subject to subpoena in civil actions by any court in this Commonwealth to testify concerning any matter of which they have knowledge pursuant to a pending or continuing insurance fraud investigation being conducted by the section unless the Office of Attorney General consents or until, after notice to the Office of Attorney General and a hearing, a court of record determines that the investigation will not be hindered by the appearance.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 40 P.S. Insurance § 325.43. Document confidentiality and immunity from subpoena - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-40-ps-insurance/pa-st-sect-40-325-43/
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