{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ins-791.03","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"INS § 791.03","heading":"","body":"No insurance institution, agent or insurance-support organization shall use or authorize the use of pretext interviews to obtain information in connection with an insurance transaction; provided, however, that a pretext interview may be undertaken to obtain information from a person or institution that does not have a generally or statutorily recognized privileged relationship with the person to whom the information relates for the purpose of investigating a claim where there is a reasonable basis for suspecting criminal activity, fraud, material misrepresentation or material nondisclosure in connection with a claim.","path":["Insurance Code - INS","DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE [100. - 1879.8.]","PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE [680. - 1879.8.]","CHAPTER 1. General Regulations [680. - 1113.]","ARTICLE 6.6. Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act [791. - 791.29.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f75bcce67d0a05875f9031261ea5ddfdf080e7084bac95604ad6f64ac9439fbb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ins-791.02","next":"us-ca/ins-791.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}