375.993. Department's papers, report, evidence not subject to public inspection or subpoena if part of investigation, release, when--no civil liability for filing reports or furnishing information - Missouri Statutes

Department's papers, report, evidence not subject to public inspectionor subpoena if part of investigation, release, when--no civilliability for filing reports or furnishing information.

375.993. 1. The department's papers, documents, reports, or evidencerelative to the subject of an investigation under this section shall not besubject to public inspection for so long as the department deems reasonablynecessary to complete the investigation and any subsequent legal action.Further, such papers, documents, reports, or evidence relative to the subjectof an investigation under sections 375.991 to 375.994 shall not be subject tosubpoena until opened for public inspection by the department, unless thedepartment consents, or until, after notice to the department and a hearing,the court determines the department would not be unnecessarily hindered bysuch subpoena. Department investigators shall not be subject to subpoena incivil actions by any court of this state to testify concerning any matter ofwhich they have knowledge pursuant to a pending insurance fraud investigationby the department.

2. No insurer, employees or agents of any insurer, or any other personacting without malice, shall be subject to civil liability for libel orotherwise by virtue of the filing of reports or furnishing other informationrequired by sections 375.991 to 375.994 or required by the department ofinsurance, financial institutions and professional registration as a result ofthe authority granted in sections 375.991 to 375.994.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1739 § 3 subsecs. 5, 6)