(a)  Any authorized agency, insurer, lending institution, or party in interest, or any person acting on behalf of or in conjunction with any of these, which or who has secured any information furnished or received pursuant to this chapter, shall retain that information in its strict confidence, possession, and custody until release of that information is required pursuant to a criminal or civil proceeding.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-8.1-4

  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.

(b)  Any authorized agency, or the personnel of that agency, may be required to testify in any litigation in which an insurer and/or party in interest is named as a party or parties.

History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 309, § 1.