Source: https://development.code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/titles/31/chapters/8A/
Timestamp: 2019-05-26 07:32:46
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 31', '§ 31', '§ 31', '§ 31', '§ 3', '§ 5', '§ 31', '§ 31', '§ 31', '§ 6', '§ 31', '§ 31', '§ 7', '§ 31', '§ 31', '§ 8', '§ 9']

D.C. Law Library - Chapter 8A. Insurance Compliance Self-Evaluation Privilege.
§ 31–855. Criminal proceedings.
§ 31–856. Requests for disclosure.
§ 31–857. Burden of proof.
§ 31–858. Applicability.
Nothing in this chapter shall limit, waive, or abrogate the scope or nature of any statutory or common law privilege, including work product, the attorney-client privilege, or the subsequent remedial measures exclusion.
(Apr. 11, 2003, D.C. Law 14-293, § 3, 50 DCR 296.)
A court may, after an in camera review, require disclosure of material for which the privilege is asserted if the court determines:
(1) The privilege is asserted for fraudulent purposes;
(3) Even if subject to the privilege, the material shows evidence of noncompliance with District or federal statutes, rules, or orders and the company failed to take reasonable corrective action or eliminate the noncompliance within a reasonable time.
(Apr. 11, 2003, D.C. Law 14-293, § 5, 50 DCR 296.)
This section is referenced in § 31-853, § 31-856, and § 31-857.
A court may, after an in camera review, require disclosure of material for which the privilege is asserted, if the court determines:
(2) The material is not subject to the privilege;
(3) Even if subject to the privilege, the material shows evidence of noncompliance with District or federal statutes, rules, or orders and the company failed to undertake reasonable corrective action or eliminate the noncompliance within a reasonable time; or
(4) The material contains evidence relevant to the commission of a criminal offense under District law, and:
(A) The Commissioner, Corporation Counsel, or U.S. Attorney has a compelling need for the information;
(C) The Commissioner, Corporation Counsel, or U.S. Attorney is unable to obtain the substantial equivalent of the information by any means without incurring unreasonable cost and delay.
(Apr. 11, 2003, D.C. Law 14-293, § 6, 50 DCR 296.)
(a) The Commissioner, Corporation Counsel, or U.S. Attorney may request, in writing by certified mail, disclosure of an insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document within 30 days after the service of the request. The company that prepared the document or caused the document to be prepared may file with the appropriate court a petition requesting an in camera hearing to determine whether the insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document or portions of the document are privileged or subject to disclosure. Failure by the company to file a petition waives the privilege for that particular document. A company asserting the insurance compliance self-evaluative privilege in response to a request for disclosure under this subsection shall include in its request the information set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
(b) Upon the filing of a petition under this section, the court shall issue an order scheduling, within 45 days after the filing of the petition, an in camera hearing to determine whether the insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document or portions of the document are privileged or subject to disclosure.
(c) The court, after an in camera review, may require disclosure of material for which the privilege is asserted in accordance with § 31-854 or § 31-855. The court shall compel only the disclosure of those portions of an insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document relevant to issues in dispute in the underlying proceeding. A compelled disclosure shall not be considered to be a public document or be deemed to be a waiver of the privilege for any other civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding. A company unsuccessfully opposing disclosure may apply to the court for an order protecting the document from further disclosure.
(d) A company asserting the privilege in response to a request for disclosure under this section shall provide to the Commissioner, Corporation Counsel, or U.S. Attorney, as the case may be, at the time of filing any objection to the disclosure that:
(A) The date and time that the insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document was prepared;
(D) An identification of the portions of the insurance compliance self evaluative audit document for which the privilege is being asserted.
(Apr. 11, 2003, D.C. Law 14-293, § 7, 50 DCR 296.)
(a) A company asserting the privilege shall have the burden of demonstrating the applicability of the privilege. If a company has established the applicability of the privilege, a party seeking disclosure under § 31-854 shall have the burden of proving that the privilege is asserted for a fraudulent purpose or that the company failed to undertake reasonable corrective action or eliminate the noncompliance within a reasonable time. The Commissioner, Corporation Counsel, or U. S. Attorney seeking disclosure under § 31-855 shall have the burden of proof.
(b) The parties may at any time agree to entry of an order directing that specific information contained in an insurance compliance self-evaluative audit document be disclosed.
(Apr. 11, 2003, D.C. Law 14-293, § 8, 50 DCR 296.)
The privilege shall apply to all litigation or administrative proceedings pending on April 11, 2003, or filed subsequent to April 11, 2003.
(Apr. 11, 2003, D.C. Law 14-293, § 9, 50 DCR 296.)