Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
INSURANCE CODE |
Title 2. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE |
Subtitle A. ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE |
Chapter 34. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY |
Sec. 34.003. IMMUNITY FOR INVESTIGATIONS AND RELATED REPORTS
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(a) A person who is the commissioner or an employee, agent, or designee of the department is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, because of:
(1) an investigation of a violation of this code or an alleged fraudulent insurance act; or
(2) the publication or dissemination of an official report related to the investigation.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.