{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/52-41.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/52-41.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/52-41.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/52-41.html"}],"law_id":86136,"edition_id":1,"section_id":86136,"structure_id":14201,"section_number":"52-41","catch_line":"Receipt of information; immunity from liability","history":"1998, c. 590; 2001, c. 371.","full_text":"A\n\nAny insurer providing information to an authorized representative of the Department pursuant to § 52-38 or pursuant to subdivision B 5 of § 38.2-613 shall have the right to request relevant information and receive, within thirty days, the information requested.B\n\nNo cause of action in the nature of defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence shall arise against any person furnishing information concerning any suspected, anticipated or 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 590<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 371<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81398,"section_number":"59.1-575","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-575\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55493,"section_number":"38.2-613","catch_line":"Disclosure limitations and conditions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-613\/"},{"id":70703,"section_number":"52-38","catch_line":"Access to evidence, documentation, and related materials","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-38\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237575,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86136,"identifier":"52-41","token":"52\/9\/52-41","url":"\/52-41\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-41\/","token":"52\/9\/52-41","dublin_core":{"Title":"Receipt of information; immunity from liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-41","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any insurer<\/span> providing information to an authorized representative of the Department pursuant to § 52-38<\/a> or pursuant to subdivision B 5 of § 38.2-613<\/a> shall have the right to request relevant information and receive, within thirty days, the information requested. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No cause of action<\/span> in the nature of defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence<\/span> shall arise against any person furnishing information concerning any suspected, anticipated or completed criminal violation when the information is provided to or received from the Department, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, another insurer<\/span>, any federal or state governmental entity established for the purposes of detecting and preventing insurance fraud<\/span>, or the National Insurance Crime<\/span> Bureau. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No insurer<\/span>, its officers or employees, insurance professional<\/span> or any other person shall be subject to such cause of action<\/span> for cooperating with, or furnishing evidence<\/span> or information regarding any suspected criminal violation to the Department. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> This section shall not provide immunity for those disclosing or furnishing false information with malice<\/span> or willful intent<\/span> to injure any person. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> This section does not abrogate or modify in any way common law<\/span> or statutory privilege<\/span> or immunity heretofore enjoyed by any person or entity, nor does it authorize the Department to make public insurance company records that are proprietary in nature. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECEIPT OF INFORMATION; IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY (\u00a7 52-41)\n\nA. Any insurer providing information to an authorized representative of the\nDepartment pursuant to § 52-38 or pursuant to subdivision B 5 of §\n38.2-613 shall have the right to request relevant information and receive,\nwithin thirty days, the information requested.\n\nB. No cause of action in the nature of defamation, invasion of privacy, or\nnegligence shall arise against any person furnishing information concerning any\nsuspected, anticipated or completed criminal violation when the information is\nprovided to or received from the Department, the National Association of\nInsurance Commissioners, another insurer, any federal or state governmental\nentity established for the purposes of detecting and preventing insurance fraud,\nor the National Insurance Crime Bureau.\n\nC. No insurer, its officers or employees, insurance professional or any other\nperson shall be subject to such cause of action for cooperating with, or\nfurnishing evidence or information regarding any suspected criminal violation to\nthe Department.\n\nD. This section shall not provide immunity for those disclosing or furnishing\nfalse information with malice or willful intent to injure any person.\n\nE. This section does not abrogate or modify in any way common law or statutory\nprivilege or immunity heretofore enjoyed by any person or entity, nor does it\nauthorize the Department to make public insurance company records that are\nproprietary in nature.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 590; 2001, c. 371.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}