2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 22 — Insurance
RS 22:1927 — Materials and evidence

§1927. Materials and evidence

A. If matter that the section seeks to obtain by request is located outside the state, the person so requested may make it available to the section or its representative to examine at the place where it is located. The section may designate representatives, including officials of the state in which the matter is located, to inspect the matter on its behalf, and it may respond to similar requests from officials of other states.

B. The section's papers, documents, reports, or evidence relative to the subject of an investigation under this Part shall not be subject to public inspection for so long as the section deems reasonably necessary to complete the investigation, to protect the person investigated from unwarranted injury, or to be in the public.* Further, such papers, documents, reports, or evidence relative to the subject of investigation under this Section shall not be subject to subpoena until opened for public inspection by the section, unless the section consents, or until after notice to the section and a hearing, a court of competent jurisdiction determines the section would not be necessarily hindered by such subpoena. Section investigators shall not be subject to subpoena in civil actions by any court of this state to testify concerning any matter of which they have knowledge pursuant to a pending insurance fraud investigation by the section.

Acts 1992, No. 707, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1246 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

*As appears in enrolled bill.