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Section F - Claim Form Fraud Statements The following fraud language is attached to, and made part of, this claim form. Please read and do not remove this page from this claim form. materially false information or conceals, for the purpose of If you live in a jurisdiction not mentioned below, the following applies to you: Any misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto commits person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison. a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime. Alabama - Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim Maine, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington - It is a crime to knowingly for payment of a loss or benefit or who knowingly presents false provide false, incomplete or misleading information to an insurance information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties may subject to restitution, fines, or confinement in prison, or any combination include imprisonment, fines or a denial of insurance benefits. thereof. Maryland - Any person who knowingly or willfully presents a false or Alaska - A person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or who knowingly or deceive an insurance company files a claim containing false, incomplete, or willfully presents false information in an application for insurance is misleading information may be prosecuted under state law. guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison. Arizona - For your protection Arizona law requires theMinnesota - A person who files a claim with intent to defraud or helps commit a fraud against an insurer is guilty of a crime. following statement to appear on this form. Any person New Hampshire - Any person who, with a purpose to injure, defraud, who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for or deceive any insurance company, files a statement of claim containing payment of a loss is subject to criminal and civilany false, incomplete, or misleading information is subject to prosecution and punishment for insurance fraud, as provided in RSA penalties. Arkansas, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Rhode Island and West Virginia - New Jersey - Any person who knowingly files a statement of claim Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment containing any false or misleading information is subject to criminal and of a loss or benefit or knowingly presents false information in an application civil penalties. for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and New Mexico - ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY PRESENTS A FALSE OR confinement in prison. California and Texas - For your protection California and Texas law requires the following to appear on this form: Any person who knowingly presents 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. Ohio - Any person who, with intent to defraud or knowing that he is Colorado - It is unlawful to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or facilitating a fraud against an insurer, submits an application or files a misleading facts or information to an insurance company for the purpose claim containing a false or deceptive statement is guilty of insurance of defrauding or attempting to defraud the company. Penalties may include fraud. imprisonment, fines, denial of insurance, and civil damages. Any insurance Pennsylvania - Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud company or agent of an insurance company who knowingly provides false, any insurance company or other person files an application for incomplete, or misleading facts or information to a policyholder or claimant insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false for the purpose of defrauding or attempting to defraud the policyholder or information or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information claimant with regard to a settlement or award payable from insurance concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent insurance proceeds shall be reported to the Colorado division of insurance within the act, which is a crime and subjects such person to criminal and civil department of regulatory agencies. penalties. Delaware, Idaho and Oklahoma - WARNING: Any person who knowingly, Puerto Rico - Any person who knowingly and with the intention of and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer, makes any claim defrauding presents false information in an insurance application, or for the proceeds of an insurance policy containing any false, incomplete or presents, helps, or causes the presentation of a fraudulent claim for the misleading information is guilty of a felony. payment of a loss or any other benefit, or presents more than one claim Florida - Any person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or for the same damage or loss, shall incur a felony and, upon conviction, deceive any insurer files a statement of claim or an application containing shall be sanctioned for each violation by a fine of not less than five any false, incomplete, or misleading information is guilty of a felony of the thousand dollars ($5,000) and not more than ten thousand dollars third degree. ($10,000), or a fixed term of imprisonment for three (3) years, or both Indiana - A person who knowingly and with intent to defraud an insurer files penalties. Should aggravating circumstances [be] present, the penalty a statement of claim containing any false, incomplete, or misleading thus established may be increased to a maximum of five (5) years, if information commits a felony. extenuating circumstances are present, it may be reduced to a Kentucky - Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance minimum of two (2) years. company or other person files a statement of claim containing any
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.