(a)  An insurer and an agent authorized to act on its behalf, upon written request, may provide to another insurer or insurance industry related organization whose purpose it is to investigate or assist in the prosecution of motor vehicle insurance fraud any and all relevant factually accurate information that the insurer may possess as to any motor vehicle claim or other information that may relate to whether a motor vehicle theft or motor vehicle insurance fraud has occurred.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-49-5.1

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Insurer: means any domestic insurer or foreign insurer, licensed to provide automobile insurance coverage pursuant to the provisions of this title, or otherwise liable for any loss due to motor vehicle theft or motor vehicle insurance fraud. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-49-2
  • Relevant: means having a tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of the issue more probable or less probable than it would be without the information. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-49-2

(b)  No insurer, organization, or agent authorized to act under subsection (a) shall be subjected to any civil or criminal liability in any cause of action of any kind for releasing or receiving any relevant factually accurate information pursuant to subsection (a) if it acts in good faith and with due care solely for the purpose of facilitating the discovery and prosecution of the theft or fraud.

History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 228, § 2.