Arizona Laws 41-5610. Records; disclosure; evidentiary effect
A. Records that are submitted to or obtained by the attorney general in administering this chapter are not public records or open for inspection by the public.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-5610
- Applicable agency: means a department or agency of this state established by law to regulate certain types of business activity in this state and persons engaged in such business, including the issuance of licenses or other types of authorization, that the attorney general determines would or may regulate a sandbox participant if the person was not a regulatory sandbox participant. See Arizona Laws 41-5601
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Sandbox participant: means any person whose application to participate in the regulatory sandbox is approved pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 41-5601
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
B. Records and information that are submitted or obtained pursuant to this chapter may be disclosed to any of the following:
1. State and federal agencies.
2. Representatives of foreign countries that have regulatory or supervisory authority over the activities of the sandbox participant.
3. A federal, state or county grand jury in response to a lawful subpoena.
4. The state auditor general for the purpose of conducting audits authorized by law.
C. The attorney general and any applicable agency consulted by the attorney general pursuant to section 41-5604 are not liable for the disclosure of records, information or data received or obtained pursuant to this chapter.
D. The disclosure pursuant to subsection B of this section of a complaint or the results of an examination, inquiry or investigation of a sandbox participant does not make that information a public record and the sandbox participant or the sandbox participant’s holding company may not disclose that information to the general public unless the disclosure is required by law. A sandbox participant or the sandbox participant’s holding company may not disclose, use or reference in any form comments, conclusions or results of an examination, inquiry or investigation in any type of communication to a customer or potential customer.
E. This section does not prevent the disclosure of information that is admissible in evidence in a civil or criminal proceeding brought by a state or federal law enforcement agency to enforce or prosecute civil or criminal violations of the law.