– Confidentiality of records. A. If the Attorney General or a designee has reason to believe as a result of inquiry or complaint or as a result of referral from the Insurance Department that a person has engaged in or is engaging in an act or practice that violates any administrative rule or statute pertaining to Insurance Fraud, the Attorney General or a designee shall have all the powers of a district attorney. B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive, limit or impair any evidentiary privilege recognized by law. C. As used in this section, “records” include, but are not limited to, anything for which a request to produce may be served pursuant to Section 3234 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. D. Records, documents, reports and evidence obtained or created by the Office of the Attorney General as a result of insurance fraud, including workers’ compensation insurance fraud, shall be confidential and shall not be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act or to outside review or release by any individual. An employee of the Attorney General’s Office may disclose, at the discretion of the Attorney General, such investigative information to officers and agents of federal, state, county or municipal law enforcement agencies, to the Insurance Commissioner or Insurance Department, and to district attorneys, in the furtherance of criminal investigations within their respective jurisdictions.
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