California · Insurance Code

INS §989: Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by not more than one year in county jail: (a) Conceals any property belonging to an insurer.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is a misdemeanor to conceal an insurer's property, transfer or conceal property in contemplation of insolvency proceedings, or conceal/destroy/alter documents related to an insurer's property or withhold them from a court officer.

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Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by not more than one year in county jail: (a) Conceals any property belonging to an insurer. (b) Transfers or conceals in contemplation of a state insolvency proceeding his or her own property or property belonging to an insurer. (c) Conceals, destroys, mutilates, alters or makes a false entry in any document which affects or relates to the property of an insurer or withholds any such document from a receiver, trustee or other officer of a court entitled to its possession.

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