Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.
48.62.171 - Dissemination of information—Civil immunity.

RCW 48.62.171
Dissemination of information—Civil immunity.

(1) Any person who files reports or furnishes other information required under Title 48 RCW, required by the risk manager or the state auditor under authority granted by Title 48 RCW, or which is useful to the risk manager or the state auditor in the administration of Title 48 RCW, shall be immune from liability in any civil action or suit arising from the filing of any such report or furnishing such information to the risk manager or to the state auditor, unless actual malice, fraud, or bad faith is shown.
(2) The risk manager and the state auditor, and the agents and employees of each, are immune from liability in any civil action or suit arising from the publication of any report or bulletins or arising from dissemination of information related to the official activities of the risk manager, the advisory boards, or the state auditor, unless actual malice, fraud, or bad faith is shown.
(3) The immunity granted by this section is in addition to any common law or statutory privilege or immunity enjoyed by such person, and nothing in this section is intended to abrogate or modify in any way such common law or statutory privilege or immunity.

[ 1991 sp.s. c 30 § 17.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 48 - Insurance

Chapter 48.62 - Local Government Insurance Transactions.

48.62.011 - Legislative intent—Construction.

48.62.021 - Definitions.

48.62.031 - Authority to self-insure—Options—Risk manager.

48.62.034 - Joint self-insurance program—Actions authorized.

48.62.037 - Board of pilotage commissioners—Participation in joint self-insurance program—Liability insurance coverage.

48.62.061 - Rule making by state risk manager—Standards.

48.62.071 - Program approval required—State risk manager—Plan of management and operation.

48.62.081 - Multistate program participants—Requirements.

48.62.091 - Program approval or disapproval—Procedures—Annual report.

48.62.101 - Access to information—Executive sessions—Public records act.

48.62.111 - Investments—Designated treasurer—Deposit requirements—Bond.

48.62.121 - General operating regulations—Employee remuneration—Governing control—School districts—Use of insurance producers and surplus line brokers—Health care services—Trusts.

48.62.123 - Existing benefit program established as a trust—Risk manager—Limited extension of deadline for compliance.

48.62.125 - Educational service districts—Rules—Superintendent of public instruction.

48.62.131 - Preexisting programs—Notice to state auditor.

48.62.141 - Insufficient assets—Program requirement.

48.62.151 - Insurance premium taxes—Exemption.

48.62.161 - Establishment of fee to cover costs—State risk manager.

48.62.171 - Dissemination of information—Civil immunity.

48.62.900 - Effective date, implementation, application—1991 sp.s. c 30.