Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6831
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Applicability of confidentiality privilege - Disclosure
Official statutory text
A. The privilege set forth in Section 1 of this act does not
apply:
1. To the extent that it is expressly waived by the company
that prepared or caused to be prepared the insurance compliance
self-evaluative audit document;
2. If the company that prepared or caused to be prepared the
insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document provides the
audit or any audit documents to any witness for the purpose of
testimonial use in the matter in which the privilege is being
asserted; or
3. If the insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document
shows evidence of noncompliance with applicable state or federal
laws, rules, regulations or orders and appropriate efforts to
achieve compliance with such laws, rules, regulations or orders were
not initiated within a reasonable time and pursued with reasonable
diligence upon discovery of noncompliance.
B. In a civil or administrative proceeding, a court of record
may, after an in camera review, require disclosure of material for
which the privilege set forth in Section 1 of this act is asserted,
if the court determines one of the following:
1. The privilege is intentionally asserted in bad faith or for
a fraudulent or any other similar improper purpose; or
2. The material is not subject to the privilege.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1375
If the court requires disclosure because of paragraph 1 of this
subsection, the court may impose sanctions as for any other
violation of the rules of discovery.
C. In a criminal proceeding, a court of record may, after an in
camera review, require disclosure of material for which the
privilege described in Section 1 of this act is asserted, if the
court determines one of the following:
1. The privilege is asserted in bad faith or for a fraudulent
or any other similar improper purpose;
2. The material is not subject to the privilege; or
3. The material contains evidence relevant to commission of a
criminal offense, and all three of the following factors are
present:
a. the Insurance Commissioner, district attorney, or
Attorney General has a compelling need for the
information,
b. the information is not otherwise available, and
c. the Insurance Commissioner, district attorney, or
Attorney General is unable to obtain the substantial
equivalent of the information by any other means
without incurring unreasonable cost and delay.
apply:
1. To the extent that it is expressly waived by the company
that prepared or caused to be prepared the insurance compliance
self-evaluative audit document;
2. If the company that prepared or caused to be prepared the
insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document provides the
audit or any audit documents to any witness for the purpose of
testimonial use in the matter in which the privilege is being
asserted; or
3. If the insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document
shows evidence of noncompliance with applicable state or federal
laws, rules, regulations or orders and appropriate efforts to
achieve compliance with such laws, rules, regulations or orders were
not initiated within a reasonable time and pursued with reasonable
diligence upon discovery of noncompliance.
B. In a civil or administrative proceeding, a court of record
may, after an in camera review, require disclosure of material for
which the privilege set forth in Section 1 of this act is asserted,
if the court determines one of the following:
1. The privilege is intentionally asserted in bad faith or for
a fraudulent or any other similar improper purpose; or
2. The material is not subject to the privilege.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1375
If the court requires disclosure because of paragraph 1 of this
subsection, the court may impose sanctions as for any other
violation of the rules of discovery.
C. In a criminal proceeding, a court of record may, after an in
camera review, require disclosure of material for which the
privilege described in Section 1 of this act is asserted, if the
court determines one of the following:
1. The privilege is asserted in bad faith or for a fraudulent
or any other similar improper purpose;
2. The material is not subject to the privilege; or
3. The material contains evidence relevant to commission of a
criminal offense, and all three of the following factors are
present:
a. the Insurance Commissioner, district attorney, or
Attorney General has a compelling need for the
information,
b. the information is not otherwise available, and
c. the Insurance Commissioner, district attorney, or
Attorney General is unable to obtain the substantial
equivalent of the information by any other means
without incurring unreasonable cost and delay.
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