California · Insurance Code

INS §1873.1: Any information acquired pursuant to this article shall not be a part of any public record.

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

Information obtained under this article is not a public record and cannot be released by government agencies or insurers except when required by law for criminal or civil proceedings.

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Any information acquired pursuant to this article shall not be a part of any public record. Except as otherwise provided by law, any authorized governmental agency, an insurer, or an agent authorized by an insurer to act on its behalf, which receives any information furnished pursuant to this article, shall not release that information to public inspection until the time that its release is required in connection with a criminal or civil proceeding.

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