Section 9. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter, or knowingly makes any incorrect statement of a material fact in any application, report or statement filed pursuant to this chapter, or knowingly omits to state any material fact necessary to give the commissioner any information lawfully required by him or refuses to permit any lawful investigation or examination, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
A premium finance agency's taking or receiving from or charging an insured a greater charge than authorized in this chapter shall not invalidate the premium finance agreement or the principal balance payable thereunder but may be adjudged a forfeiture of all charges which the premium finance agreement carries with it or which have been agreed to be paid thereon, and if a greater charge has been paid by an insured, the person paying the same or his legal representative may recover from the premium finance agency twice the entire amount of the charges thus paid if action is brought within two years from the time of such payment.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases
Chapter 255c - Insurance Premium Finance Agencies
Section 2 - Necessity of License
Section 4 - Name and Address of Licensee; Posting of License; Change of Location
Section 5 - Revocation or Suspension of License; Grounds; Surrender of License; Effect
Section 8 - Witnesses; Summoning; Examination; Fees
Section 11 - License Fees of Agents or Brokers; Basis; Application; Subsidiaries
Section 12 - Rebates; Prohibition; Effect of Filing of Premium Finance Agreement
Section 13 - Form of Agreement
Section 14 - Excessive Charges
Section 15 - Delinquency, Collection and Cancellation Charges
Section 16 - Prohibited Provisions in Agreements
Section 17 - Payment in Absence of Notice of Assignment
Section 18 - Statement of Payments and Unpaid Amounts; Full Payment by Insured
Section 19 - Payment in Full Before Maturity; Refund