Penalties.
Effective Jun 11, 2013Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 125d; as added Apr. 27, 1999, D.C. Law 12-273, § 2, 46 DCR 1132; June 19, 2001, D.C. Law 13-313, § 12(a), 48 DCR 1873; July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-144, § 2(d), 53 DCR 2838; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 205(l), 60 DCR 2064
- (a) Any person convicted of insurance fraud in the first degree shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.
(b)
- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any person convicted of insurance fraud in the second degree shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
- (2) Any person convicted of insurance fraud in the second degree who has been convicted previously of insurance fraud pursuant to § 22-3225.02 or § 22-3225.03, or a felony conviction based on similar grounds in any other jurisdiction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
- (c) Any person convicted of misdemeanor insurance fraud shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both.
- (d) A person convicted of a felony violation of this subchapter shall be disqualified from engaging in the business of insurance, subject to 18 U.S.C. § 1033(e)(2).
History
Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 125d
as added Apr. 27, 1999, D.C. Law 12-273, § 2, 46 DCR 1132
June 19, 2001, D.C. Law 13-313, § 12(a), 48 DCR 1873
July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-144, § 2(d), 53 DCR 2838
June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 205(l), 60 DCR 2064
Editor's Notes
Applicability of D.C. Law 19-317: Section 401 of D.C. Law 19-317 provided that the act shall apply only to offenses committed on or after June 11, 2013.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 205(l) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
Effect of Amendments
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “not more than $50,000” in (a), for “not more than $10,000” in (b)(1), for “not more than $20,000” in (b)(2), and for “not more than $1,000” in (c).
D.C. Law 16-144 rewrote the section.
D.C. Law 13-313, in subsec. (b)(2), validated a previously made technical correction.
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 22-3825.4.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 22-3225.05.