Vermont § 30602 - Confidentiality of investigation and examination reports

§ 30602. Confidentiality of investigation and examination reports

• (a) Regardless of source, all records of investigations, including information pertaining
  to a complaint by or for a consumer, and all records and reports of examinations by
  the Commissioner, whether in the possession of a supervisory agency or another person,
  shall be confidential and privileged, shall not be made public, and shall not be subject
  to discovery or introduction into evidence in any private civil action. No person
  who participated on behalf of the Commissioner in an investigation or examination
  shall be permitted or required to testify in any such civil action as to any findings,
  recommendations, opinions, results, or other actions relating to the investigation
  or examination. The Commissioner may, in his or her discretion, disclose, publish,
  or authorize the disclosure or publication of any such record or report or any part
  thereof to civil or criminal law enforcement authorities for use in the exercise of
  such authority’s duties, in such manner as the Commissioner may deem proper. (b) For the purposes of this section, records of investigations and records and reports
  of examinations shall include joint examinations by the Commissioner and any other
  supervisory agency. When such records are considered confidential by such agency or
  foreign government and the records are in the possession of the Commissioner, records
  of investigations and reports of examinations shall also include records of examinations
  and investigations conducted by: (1) any supervisory agency; and (2) the supervisory agency of any foreign government with jurisdiction over any credit
  union. (Added 2005, No. 16, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.)