South Dakota Codified Laws 34-32A-7. Immunity from liability of insurer or governmental agency releasing information
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Any insurance company, person acting in its behalf, or authorized agency who releases information, whether oral or written, pursuant to §§ 34-32A-2 to 34-32A-5, inclusive, shall be immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution. “Immune,” as used in this section, means that neither a civil action nor a criminal prosecution may arise from any action taken pursuant to §§ 34-32A-2 to 34-32A-8, inclusive, if actual malice, bad faith or situations involving compounding on the part of the insurance company or authorized agency against the insured is not present.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-32A-7
- Action: includes nonaction or the failure to take action. See South Dakota Codified Laws 34-32A-1
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1979, ch 240, §§ 1(5), 6.