{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-701.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 701.151","heading":"CONFIDENTIALITY OF DEPARTMENT INFORMATION.","body":"(a) Information or material acquired by the department that is relevant to an investigation by the insurance fraud unit is not a public record for the period the commissioner considers reasonably necessary to:\n(1) complete the investigation;\n(2) protect the person under investigation from unwarranted injury; or\n(3) serve the public interest.\n(b) The information or material is not subject to a subpoena by another governmental entity, other than a grand jury subpoena, until:\n(1) the information or material is released for public inspection by the commissioner; or\n(2) after notice and a hearing a district court determines that obeying the subpoena would not jeopardize the public interest and any investigation by the commissioner.\n(c) This section does not affect the conduct of a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE F. INSURANCE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT","CHAPTER 701. INSURANCE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. INSURANCE FRAUD INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.701.htm#701.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"b1e6a69f8a91918a67b600559e4972ba6f0e23615258cc2b6e87dacf7e102482","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-701.109","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-701.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}