A broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser or investment adviser representative is not liable to another broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser or investment adviser representative for defamation relating to a statement that is contained in a record required by the administrator or designee of the administrator, the Securities and Exchange Commission or a self-regulatory organization, unless the person knew, or should have known at the time that the statement was made, that it was false in a material respect or the person acted in reckless disregard of the statement's truth or falsity.

PL 2005, c. 65, §A2 (NEW).