Any director, officer, agent, or employee of any insurance company who willfully and knowingly subscribes, makes, or concurs in making any annual or other statement required by law containing any material statement which is false shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to report all such misrepresentations and false statements to the appropriate prosecuting attorney of the circuit or county in which they shall occur, except as otherwise provided.
History. Code 1933, § 56-9908, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-4/SB 132.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in the second sentence, substituted “appropriate prosecuting attorney” for “district attorney” and added “, except as otherwise provided” at the end.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 33-1-4. Use of Existing Forms and Filings
§ 33-1-5. Provisions of Title Relating to Particular Matters to Prevail Over General Provisions
§ 33-1-6. Requirements for Action as Insurer Generally
§ 33-1-7. Issuance or Delivery of Policy in Violation of Title
§ 33-1-8. Making of False Statements; Reporting of Such Statements
§ 33-1-9. Insurance Fraud; Venue; Penalty; Exemption
§ 33-1-9.1. Crimes of Staging a Collision or Filing a Fraudulent Claim; Penalty
§ 33-1-10. Limitations Upon Right to Choose Funeral Services for Insured
§ 33-1-14. Regulation of Certain Persons Providing Coverage for Medical or Dental Services
§ 33-1-15. Affidavit That Insured’s Motor Vehicle Stolen
§ 33-1-17. Special Insurance Fraud Fund
§ 33-1-18. Housing Tax Credit for Qualified Projects; Rules and Regulations
§ 33-1-20. Health Care Sharing Ministry
§ 33-1-22. English Language Version of Policy Controls
§ 33-1-23. Establishment of Exchange
§ 33-1-24. Insurance Requirements for Transportation Network Companies and Their Drivers