21-U:1 Purpose. – The purpose of this chapter is to provide a mechanism for information sharing between the state agencies responsible for regulating financial services and to promote improved communication and cooperation between agencies with respect to the enforcement of financial services, statutes, and regulations. Under this chapter, these agencies shall meet regularly to […]
21-U:2 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. " Agency data " means information originally received, created, or held by a member agency regarding consumer complaints, agency investigations, and agency enforcement actions. For the department of justice, " agency data " means complaint, investigation and enforcement data received, created, or held by the consumer protection […]
21-U:3 Interagency Information. – I. The member agencies shall cooperate with one another to share relevant agency data for the purpose of conducting audits, examinations, investigations, administrative enforcement proceedings, and/or civil agency enforcement actions. II. A member agency is not required to cooperate with another member agency to share agency data if the 2 […]
21-U:4 Interagency Group Created. – There is hereby established the New Hampshire financial services regulators group. I. The interagency group shall consist of the attorney general or designee, the insurance commissioner or designee, the banking commissioner or designee, and the director of the bureau of securities regulation or designee. II. The interagency group shall […]
21-U:5 Duties. – The duties of the interagency group shall be to: I. Meet at least quarterly. II. Develop and use a cooperative information-sharing database that makes summary agency data from each member agency accessible to all member agencies. III. Use the cooperative information-sharing database to ensure efficient use of the state’s financial services […]
21-U:6 Confidentiality. – No waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality shall occur as a result of the disclosure or sharing of agency data and shared data with member agencies under this chapter. Each member agency shall maintain the confidentiality of agency data and shared data. The agency data of each member […]
21-U:7 Cooperative Information-Sharing Database. – Each member agency shall be responsible for providing for the planning, development, acquisition, and management of the cooperative information-sharing database under a shared service program. Source. 2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
21-U:8 Notification. – Except for a request under RSA 91-A for information under RSA 21-U:3, upon receipt of a request by a third party to release, view, or copy information and documents, whether confidential or privileged, the receiving agency shall promptly notify any agency which would be affected by the release, viewing, or copying […]
