1. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
2. (b) “Fraud Division” means the Insurance Fraud Division in the Administration.

3. (c) “Insurance fraud” means:

   1. (1) a violation of Title 27, Subtitle 4 of this article;

   2. (2) theft, as set out in §§ 7-101 through 7-104 of the Criminal Law Article:

      1. (i) from a person regulated under this article; or
      2. (ii) by a person regulated under this article or an officer, director, agent, or employee of a person regulated under this article;
   3. (3) a violation of § 9-1106 of the Labor and Employment Article; or

   4. (4) any other fraudulent activity that is committed by or against a person regulated under this article and is a violation of:

      1. (i) Title 1, Subtitle 3 of the Agriculture Article;
      2. (ii) Title 19, Subtitle 2 or Subtitle 3 of the Business Regulation Article;
      3. (iii) Title 14, Subtitle 29, § 11-810, or § 14-1317 of the Commercial Law Article;
      4. (iv) the Criminal Law Article other than Title 8, Subtitle 2, Part II or § 10-614;
      5. (v) Title 12, Subtitle 9 of the Financial Institutions Article;
      6. (vi) § 14-127 of the Real Property Article;
      7. (vii) § 6-301 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article;
      8. (viii) § 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;
      9. (ix) § 4-103 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County; or
      10. (x) § 8A-1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County.

Added by Acts 1997, c. 35, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 774, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 471, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 574, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2016, c. 228, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.

Formerly Art. 48A, § 233A.