58-48-16. Confidentiality of waiver application and materials.
Documents, materials, or other information in the possession of the division that are obtained by or disclosed to the director or any other person in the course of an insurance innovation waiver under this chapter are confidential by law and privileged; are not subject to open records, freedom of information, sunshine, or other related laws; are not subject to subpoena; and are not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action.
The director may use the documents, materials, or other information in the furtherance of any regulatory or legal action brought as a part of the director's official duties. The director may not otherwise make the documents, materials, or other information public without the prior written consent of the person, applicant, or participant to which it pertains.
This section does not apply to information about granted waivers published by the director pursuant to § 58-48-11. Nothing in this section may be construed to modify the ability of a consumer to discover information in pursuit of a claim against a participant.
Source: SL 2021, ch 214, § 16.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 48 - Insurance Innovation Waivers
Section 58-48-1 - Definitions.
Section 58-48-2 - Grounds for innovation waiver.
Section 58-48-3 - Waiver not to restrict policyholder recovery or restrict director's authority.
Section 58-48-4 - Limited scope of waiver.
Section 58-48-5 - Application for waiver--Persons excluded from waiver application.
Section 58-48-6 - Application review--Additional information required.
Section 58-48-7 - Grant or denial of waiver--Duration of waiver--Waiver deemed authority to act.
Section 58-48-8 - Conditions on innovation waiver.
Section 58-48-9 - Waiver participants--Deposit or bond.
Section 58-48-10 - Consumer disclosures--Digital disclosure receipts.
Section 58-48-11 - Public notice of granted waiver.
Section 58-48-12 - Record keeping by participants.
Section 58-48-13 - Termination of waivers.
Section 58-48-14 - Termination for failure--Termination by director.
Section 58-48-15 - No guaranty association coverage for waivers.
Section 58-48-16 - Confidentiality of waiver application and materials.