{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-33-39-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 33-39-4","heading":"Pretext interviews.","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, 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 about whom the information relates for the purpose of investigating a claim where, based upon specific information available for review by the Commissioner, there is a reasonable basis for suspecting criminal activity, fraud, material misrepresentation, or material nondisclosure in connection with the claim.","path":["TITLE 33 Insurance","CHAPTER 39 Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Information Gathered by Insurance Institutions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.33.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"5b67decb708fad04eda95e5c0cdddeab8a2e9f1eb8b3562101c347946880cca3","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-33-39-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-33-39-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}