Immunity of persons providing information regarding felonious acts.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person furnishing information of the kind described in NRS 688C.460 is immune from liability and civil action if the information is furnished to or received from:
(a) The Commissioner or his employees, agents or representatives;
(b) Another federal, state or local law enforcement or regulatory officer or his employees, agents or representatives;
(c) Another person involved in the prevention or detection of violations of NRS 688C.450 or similar offenses or his employees, agents or representatives;
(d) The National Association of Insurance Commissioners or other regulatory body overseeing life insurance or viatical settlements, or its employees, agents or representatives; or
(e) The insurer that issued the policy concerned in the information.
2. The immunity provided in subsection 1 does not extend to a statement made with actual malice. In an action brought against a person for filing a report or furnishing other information concerning a violation of NRS 688C.450, the plaintiff must plead specifically that the defendant acted with actual malice.
3. This section does not supplant or modify any other privilege or immunity at common law or under another statute enjoyed by a person described in subsection 1.
Last modified: February 27, 2006