§ 3432. Immunity; reports to certain public officials and to\ndesignated organizations. (a) In the absence of fraud or bad faith,\nthere shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of\nany nature shall arise against, an insurer or a hospital or any person\nacting on their behalf, with respect to obligations and duties performed\npursuant to the sections referred to in subsection (b) hereof.\n (b) The immunity shall apply to:\n (1) reports and statements, made in good faith, to the commissioner of\nmotor vehicles required by subsection (l) of section three thousand four\nhundred eleven of this article;\n (2) information, reports, notification and assistance in\ninvestigations, made in the absence of fraud or bad faith, pursuant to\nsection three thousand four hundred twelve of this article and this\nimmunity extends to a central organization designated by the\nsuperintendent pursuant to such section or any person acting on its\nbehalf;\n (3) reports required by section three hundred fifteen of this chapter,\nmade in good faith (which shall be presumed) and without malice, and\nthis immunity includes any liability, civil or criminal;\n (4) information, reports, assistance in investigations, notification,\nmade in the absence of fraud or bad faith, to any authorized law\nenforcement agency pursuant to section three hundred nineteen of this\nchapter, and this immunity, civil or criminal, extends to an authorized\nlaw enforcement agency defined in such section or any person acting on\nits behalf; and\n (5) reports required by section three hundred eighteen of this\nchapter, made in the absence of fraud or bad faith, to a central\norganization designated by the superintendent, and this immunity extends\nto the central organization or any person acting on its behalf.\n (6) information required by the insurer or provided by the insurer in\nthe absence of fraud or bad faith to a local fire investigation agency\npursuant to section three thousand four hundred fifteen of this article.\n
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