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RAUD WARNINGS
Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio,
Rhode Island and West Virginia: 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 fines and confinement in prison.
Alaska: A person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive an insurance company files a claim
containing false, incomplete or misleading information may be prosecuted under state law.
Arizona: For your protection, Arizona law requires the following statement to appear on this form.
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ny person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss is subject to
criminal and civil penalties.
California: For your protection, California law requires the following to appear on this form: Any person who knowingly
presents a false or fraudulent claim for the payment of a loss is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and
confinement in state prison.
Colorado: It is unlawful to knowingly provide false, incomplete or misleading facts or information to an insurance
company for the purpose of defrauding or attempting to defraud the company. Penalties may include imprisonment,
fines, denial of insurance and civil damages. Any insurance company or agent of an insurance company who knowingly
presents false, incomplete, or misleading facts or information to a policyholder or claimant for the purpose of defrauding
or attempting to defraud the policyholder or claimant with regard to a settlement or award payable from insurance
proceeds shall be reported to the Colorado Division of Insurance within the Department of Regulatory Agencies.
Delaware, Idaho, Indiana and Oklahoma: WARNING: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud or
deceive an insurer, makes any claim for the proceeds of an insurance policy containing any false, incomplete or
misleading information is guilty of a felony.
Florida: A person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurance company files a statement
of claim or an application containing false, incomplete or misleading information is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
Kentucky: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files 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.
Maine, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington: It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete or misleading
information to an insurance company for the purposes of defrauding the company. Penalties may include imprisonment,
fines or a denial of insurance benefits.
Maryland: Any person who knowingly or willfully presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or
who knowingly or willfully presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be
subject to fines and confinement in prison.
New Hampshire: Any person who, with a purpose to injure, defraud or deceive any insurance company, files a
statement of claim containing false, incomplete or misleading information is subject to prosecution and punishment for
insurance fraud as provided in RSA 638:20.
New Jersey: Any person who knowingly files a statement of claim containing any false or misleading information is
subject to criminal and civil penalties.
New York: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an
application for insurance or 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, and
shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars and the stated value of the claim for each such
violation.
Oregon: Any person who knowingly presents a materially false statement of claim may be guilty of a criminal offense
and may be subject to penalties under state law.