Requirement that information be held in confidence until release is required; obligation of authorized agency, and its agents and employees, to testify
Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-37-1640 [1986 Act No. 513, SECTION 4] recodified as SECTION 38-77-1140 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1.
(a) Any authorized agency or insurance company which receives any information furnished pursuant to this article shall hold the information in confidence until its release is required pursuant to a criminal or civil action or proceeding.
(b) Any authorized agency, its agents, or employees, may be required to testify in any litigation in which the insurance company at interest is named as a party.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.