SLS 16RS-361 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 184
BY SENATOR MORRISH
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Provides with respect to a fraudulent insurance act.
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1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 22:1923(2)(n), relative to insurance fraud; to provide with respect to the
3 definition of a fraudulent insurance act; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 22:1923(2)(n) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง1923. Definitions
7 As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated
8 in this Section:
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10 (2) "Fraudulent insurance act" shall include but not be limited to acts or
11 omissions committed by any person who, knowingly and with intent to defraud:
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13 (n) Presents, causes to be presented, or prepares with knowledge or belief
14 that it will be presented to the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana, any
15 oral or written statement which he knows to contain materially false
16 information in connection with the grading by the Property Insurance
17 Association of Louisiana of a municipality or fire district.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 184
SLS 16RS-361 ORIGINAL
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Cooper.
DIGEST
SB 184 Original 2016 Regular Session Morrish
Present law defines "a fraudulent insurance act."
Proposed law adds the submission of materially false information to the Property Insurance
Association of La. by a municipality or fire district to the definition of fraudulent insurance
act.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Adds R.S. 22:1923(2)(n))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.