{"data":{"id":"us-mt/33-19-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"33-19-201","heading":"Pretext interviews prohibited -- exception.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an insurance institution, insurance producer, or insurance-support organization may not use or authorize the use of pretext interviews to obtain information in connection with an insurance transaction.\n(2) 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 when based upon specific information available for review by the commissioner that there is a reasonable basis for suspecting criminal activity, fraud, material misrepresentation, or material nondisclosure in connection with the claim.","path":["TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES","CHAPTER 19. INSURANCE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY PROTECTION","Part 2. Information Gathering"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0190/part_0020/section_0010/0330-0190-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:38Z","sha256":"e67da6cbac5441a812115d2abce0691c65f012e0be5291e2ad9ccae21607641e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/33-19-106","next":"us-mt/33-19-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}