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Texas Insurance Code - INS § 36.158. Access to Information

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A record or other evidence acquired under a subpoena under this subchapter or in response to a request for information under Section 101.104 is not a public record for the period the commissioner considers reasonably necessary to:

(1) complete the investigation;

(2) protect the person being investigated from unwarranted injury;  or

(3) serve the public interest.

(b) The record or other evidence is not subject to a subpoena, other than a grand jury subpoena, until:

(1) the record or other evidence is released for public inspection by the commissioner;  or

(2) after notice and a hearing, a district court determines that obeying the subpoena would not jeopardize the public interest and any investigation by the commissioner.

(c) Except for good cause, a district court order under Subsection (b) may not apply to:

(1) a record or communication received from another law enforcement or regulatory agency;  or

(2) the internal notes, memoranda, reports, or communications made in connection with a matter that the commissioner has the authority to consider or investigate.

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