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Texas Insurance Code - Section 36.158. Access To Information

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§ 36.158. ACCESS TO INFORMATION.  (a) A record or other 
evidence acquired under a subpoena under this subchapter is not a 
public record for the period the commissioner considers reasonably 
necessary to:
		(1)  complete the investigation;                                              
		(2)  protect the person being investigated from 
unwarranted injury;  or     
		(3)  serve the public interest.                                               
	(b)  The record or other evidence is not subject to a 
subpoena, other than a grand jury subpoena, until:
		(1)  the record or other evidence 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)  Except for good cause, a district court order under 
Subsection (b) may not apply to:
		(1)  a record or communication received from another 
law enforcement or regulatory agency;  or
		(2)  the internal notes, memoranda, reports, or 
communications made in connection with a matter that the 
commissioner has the authority to consider or investigate.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007