Insurance Code § 701.151

Sec. 701.151. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DEPARTMENT INFORMATION. (a) Information or material acquired by the department that is relevant to an investigation by the insurance fraud unit is not a public record for the period the commissioner considers reasonably necessary to: (1) complete the investigation; (2) protect the person under investigation from unwarranted injury; or (3) serve the public interest. (b) The information or material is not subject to a subpoena by another governmental entity, other than a grand jury subpoena, until: (1) the information or material 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) This section does not affect the conduct of a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.