§ 36-6833. Burden of proof.

A.  A company asserting the insurance compliance self-evaluative privilege set forth in Section 1 of this act has the burden of demonstrating the applicability of the privilege.  Once a company has established the applicability of the privilege, the party seeking disclosure under this act has the burden of proving that the privilege is asserted in bad faith or for a fraudulent or any other similar improper purpose.  The Insurance Commissioner, district attorney, or Attorney General seeking disclosure under this act has the burden of proving the elements set forth in subsection B or C of Section 2 of this act.

B.  The parties may at any time stipulate in proceedings under Section 2 or 3 of this act to entry of an order directing that specific information contained in an insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document is or is not subject to the privilege provided under Section 1 of this act.  Any such stipulation may be limited to the instant proceeding and, absent specific language to the contrary, shall not be applicable to any other proceeding.

Added by Laws 2012, c. 257, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.