§ 48.50.010 Short title
§ 48.50.020 Definitions
§ 48.50.030 Release of information or evidence by insurer
§ 48.50.040 Notification by insurer
§ 48.50.050 Release of information by authorized agencies
§ 48.50.055 Release of information to requesting insurer
§ 48.50.070 Immunity from liability for releasing information
§ 48.50.075 Immunity from liability for denying claim based on written opinion of authorized agency
§ 48.50.090 Local ordinances not preempted
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 48.50 - Insurance fraud reporting immunity act

  • Authorized agency: means a public agency or its official representative having legal authority to investigate criminal activity or the cause of a fire or to initiate criminal proceedings, including the following persons and agencies:
Washington Code 48.50.020
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Insurer: means any insurer, as defined in RCW 48. See Washington Code 48.50.020
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Relevant information: means information having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of criminal activity or the cause of any fire more probable or less probable than it would be without the information. See Washington Code 48.50.020