The records, books, and papers pertaining to the official transactions, filings, examinations, investigations, and proceedings of the Insurance Department shall be maintained by said Department until disposition thereof which shall be made by the Archives and Records Commission. Said records, books, and papers shall be public records of the state. However, reports of examinations of insurers shall be filed and made public only as provided in Section 310 of this Code. Open and ongoing investigative and legal files shall not be made public until their completion or unless they are ordered to be made public by the proper judicial official. Files of the claims division of the Commissioner's office shall not be public records.

Laws 1957, HB 501, p. 219, § 306, emerg. eff. July 1, 1957; Amended by Laws 1980, SB 638, c. 322, § 3, eff. January 1, 1980; Amended by Laws 1983, HB 1318, c. 68, § 3, eff. November 1, 1983; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1424, c. 328, § 1, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985.