1. A person acting without malice, fraudulent intent, or bad faith is not liable civilly as a result of filing a report or furnishing, orally or in writing, other information concerning alleged acts in violation of this chapter, if the report or information is provided to or received from any of the following:
a. Law enforcement officials, their agents and employees.
b. The national association of insurance commissioners, the insurance division, a federal or state governmental agency or bureau established to detect and prevent fraudulent insurance acts, or any other organization established for such purpose, and their agents, employees, or designees.
c. An authorized representative of an insurer.
2. This section does not affect in any way any common law or statutory privilege or immunity applicable to such person or entity.
3. A person or entity against whom an action is brought for libel, slander, or any other relevant tort, where the action involves acts subject to immunity under this section and is not substantially justified, is entitled to an award of court costs and reasonable attorney fees. For purposes of this section, an action is "substantially justified" if it had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time that it was initiated.
94 Acts, ch 1072, §7, 9; 95 Acts, ch 185, § 46; 96 Acts, ch 1045, § 3
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