Indiana A person who knowingly and with intent to defraud an insurer les a statement of
claim containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information commits a felony.
Kentucky Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or
other person les a statement of claim containing any materially false information
or conceals, for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material
thereto commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime.
Louisiana Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a
loss or benet or knowingly presents false information in an application for insur-
ance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to nes and connement in prison.
Maine It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete or misleading information to
an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties may
include imprisonment, nes or a denial of insurance benets.
Maryland Any person who knowingly or willfully presents a false or fraudulent claim for pay-
ment of a loss or benet or who knowingly or willfully presents false information
in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to nes and
connement in prison.
Minnesota A person who les a claim with intent to defraud or helps commit a fraud against an
insurer is guilty of a crime.
New
Hampshire
Any person who, with a purpose to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurance com-
pany, les a statement of claim containing any false, incomplete, or misleading in-
formation is subject to prosecution and punishment for insurance fraud, as provided
in RSA 638:20.
New Jersey Any person who knowingly les a statement of claim containing any false or mis-
leading information is subject to criminal and civil penalties.
New Mexico ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY PRESENTS A FALSE OR FRAUDULENT
CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF A LOSS OR BENEFIT OR KNOWINGLY PRESENTS
FALSE INFORMATION IN AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE IS GUILTY OF A
CRIME AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL FINES AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
New York Auto claims: Any person who knowingly makes or knowingly assists, abets, solicits
or conspires with another to make a false report of the theft, destruction, damage
or conversion of any motor vehicle to a law enforcement agency, the department of
motor vehicles or an insurance company, commits a fraudulent insurance act, which
is a crime, and shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ve thousand
dollars and the value of the subject motor vehicle or stated claim for each violation.
All others: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance com-
pany or other person les an application for insurance or statement of claim con-
taining any materially false information, or conceals for the purpose of misleading,
information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a fraudulent insurance
act, which is a crime, and shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ve
thousand dollars and the stated value of the claim for each such violation.