{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-175i-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175I, § 3","heading":"Pretext interviews; use","body":"Section 3. No insurance institution, insurance representative, 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 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 or material misrepresentation in connection with the claim.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 175I"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter175I/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:11Z","sha256":"02aacf08a2b6f9e131423cd32f6e1135f295f3f398d38dd97062f254b73a67e4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-175i-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-175i-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}