No person shall be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution for reporting any suspected insurance fraud if:
(1) The report was made to:
(A) The Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking, the Metropolitan Police Department, or any other law enforcement authority; or
(B) Any insurer, insurance agent, or other person who collects, reviews, or analyzes information concerning insurance fraud; and
(2) The person or entity reporting the suspected fraud acted without malice when making the report.
(Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 125m; as added Mar. 27, 2003, D.C. Law 14-254, § 2(d), 50 DCR 233; June 11, 2004, D.C. Law 15-166, § 4(b)(3), 51 DCR 2817.)
D.C. Law 15-166, in par. (1)(A), substituted “Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking” for “Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation”.
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 4(b)(3) of Consolidation of Financial Services Emergency Amendment Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-381, February 27, 2004, 51 DCR 2653).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 22 - Criminal Offenses and Penalties
Chapter 32 - Theft; Fraud; Stolen Property; Forgery; and Extortion
Subchapter III-A - Insurance Fraud
§ 22–3225.02. Insurance fraud in the first degree
§ 22–3225.03. Insurance fraud in the second degree
§ 22–3225.03a. Misdemeanor insurance fraud
§ 22–3225.08. Investigation and report of insurance fraud
§ 22–3225.09. Insurance fraud prevention and detection
§ 22–3225.11. Limited law enforcement authority
§ 22–3225.12. Annual anti-fraud activity reporting requirement