Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LVII - Private Investigator Examiners
Chapter 7 - Client-Investigator Relationship
Section LVII-709 - Confidentiality of Information
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LVII-709
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. An investigator shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client unless the client consents after consultation, except for disclosures that are impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation, and except as stated in §709 B
B. An investigator may reveal such information to the extent the investigator believes reasonably necessary:
1. to prevent the client from committing a
criminal act that the investigator believes is likely to result in imminent
death or substantial bodily harm; or
2. to establish a claim or defense on behalf
of the investigator in a controversy between the investigator and the client,
to establish a defense to a criminal charge or civil claim against the
investigator based upon conduct in which the client was involved, or to respond
to allegations in any proceeding concerning the investigator's representation
of the client.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3505(B)(1).
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