TITLE 41

INSURANCE

CHAPTER 13

TRADE PRACTICES AND FRAUDS

41-1331.  Claims forms statement. (1) All claims forms may contain a statement that clearly states in substance the following: "Any person who knowingly, and with intent to defraud or deceive any insurance company, files a statement of claim containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information is guilty of a felony." The lack of such a statement shall not constitute a defense against prosecution under this section.

(2)  For the purposes of this section, "statement" includes, but is not limited to, any notice, statement, proof of loss, bill of lading, receipt for payment, invoice, account, estimate of property damages, bill for services, diagnosis, prescription, hospital or doctor records, x-ray test results, or other evidence of loss, injury, or expense.

History:

[41-1331, added 1981, ch. 23, sec. 4, p. 41; am. 1982, ch. 178, sec. 1, p. 466.]