California · Penal Code
PEN §549: Any firm, corporation, partnership, or association, or any person acting in his or her individual capacity, or in his or her capacity as a public or private employee, who solicits, accepts, or refers
What this law says, in plain English
A person or entity who solicits, accepts, or refers business with knowledge or reckless disregard that it involves insurance fraud is guilty of a crime punishable by county jail time (first offense) or state prison (subsequent offenses), fines, and restitution.
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