Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 255c - Insurance Premium Finance Agencies
Section 9 - Penalties

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

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 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Necessity of License

Section 3 - Application for License; Issuance or Refusal of License; Fees; Duration of License; Multi-State Licensing System

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 6 - Rules and Regulations; Examination of Business Records; Confidential Communications; Annual Report

Section 8 - Witnesses; Summoning; Examination; Fees

Section 9 - Penalties

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 14a - Group Credit Life or Accident and Health or Involuntary Unemployment Insurance Charges; Prepayment; Refunds; Death Benefits; Disclosure Statements; Violations

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

Section 21 - Cancellation of Insurance Contract; Refund of Finance Charges; Deficiency; Notice of Cancellation

Section 22 - Scope and Application of Chapter

Section 23 - Truth-in-Lending Act; Application