{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-857","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 31-857","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"(a)\nA company asserting the privilege shall have the burden of demonstrating the applicability of the privilege. If a company has established the applicability of the privilege, a party seeking disclosure under § 31-854 shall have the burden of proving that the privilege is asserted for a fraudulent purpose or that the company failed to undertake reasonable corrective action or eliminate the noncompliance within a reasonable time. The Commissioner, Corporation Counsel, or U. S. Attorney seeking disclosure under § 31-855 shall have the burden of proof.\n\n(b)\nThe parties may at any time agree to entry of an order directing that specific information contained in an insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document be disclosed.","path":["Title 31. Insurance and Securities.","Chapter 8A. Insurance Compliance Self-Evaluation Privilege."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-857","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f14ddf1ed0581a34e141b31d33289131a247e02720b4ce062f96f58de2e86795","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-856","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-858"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}