(b) No person, firm, corporation, or other entity, including an
insurance producer, shall:
(1) charge, collect, or receive, directly or indirectly, any fee or
compensation in connection with an immigration bail deposit or
immigration bond, other than the premium based on rates subject to the
maximum specified in subsection (a) of this section and filed with the
superintendent by the insurer pursuant to this article, notwithstanding
subsection (c) of section two thousand one hundred nineteen of this
chapter; or
(2) accept any fee or compensation for obtaining a license or for
obtaining an insurance producer or immigration bond or for an
immigration bail deposit.
(c) Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that violates this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. An indemnitor may maintain a
cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any person,
firm, corporation, or other entity to recover any fee or compensation in
excess of the amount authorized pursuant to this section. The person,
firm, corporation, or other entity shall, in any action brought by an
indemnitor to recover any such overcharge, be liable for treble damages.
(d) Any agreement, or portion thereof, entered into requiring the
waiving of the requirements of this section or otherwise in violation of
this section shall be void and unenforceable.
Structure New York Laws
Article 23 - Property/casualty Insurance Rates
2304 - Rate Making and Supporting Information.
2305 - Rates or Rating Plans; No Prior Approval; Prior Approval.
2306 - Delegation of Rate Filing Obligation.
2307 - Rating Classifications or Territories; Policy Forms.
2308 - Imposition of Prior Approval.
2311 - Suspension of Filing Requirement.
2312 - Immigration Bond Premium.
2313 - Rate Service Organization; Defined.
2315 - Recording and Reporting of Experience; Statistical Plans.
2316 - Prohibition of Anti-Competitive Behavior.
2317 - Joint Underwriting or Joint Reinsurance.
2319 - Information to Be Furnished Insureds; Aggrieved Person.
2320 - Enforcement and Penalties; Where Prior Approval Is Not Required.
2321 - Enforcement and Penalties; Where Prior Approval Is Required.
2322 - Final Determination; Procedure on Orders Without Hearing.
2323 - Profitability and Rates of Return; Where Prior Approval Is Not Required.
2324 - Rebating and Discrimination.
2325 - Accounts and Statistics.
2326 - Evaluation of Competitive Rating Provisions.
2328 - Certain Motor Vehicle Insurance Rates; Prior Approval.
2329 - Motor Vehicle Insurance Rates; Excess Profits.
2330 - No Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Rates; Reflection of Reduced Exposure to Loss.
2331 - Motor Vehicle Comprehensive Insurance Rates; Age, Sex or Marital Status.
2333 - Non-Commercial Private Passenger Automobile Insurance Rates; Apportionment of Expenses.
2334 - Non-Commercial Private Passenger Automobile Insurance Rates; Merit Rating Plans.
2335-A - Prohibition of Rate Increases for Persons Involved in Emergency Use of Vehicles.
2336-A - Snowmobile Liability Insurance Rates; Premium Reductions in Certain Cases.
2336-B - Boat Liability Insurance Rates; Premium Reductions in Certain Cases.
2338 - Appeal From Rate Service Organization Action.
2339 - Charging or Receiving of Rates; Deviations.
2340 - Credit Property Insurance.
2342 - Expiration of Certain Provisions.
2343 - Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates; Special Additional Provisions Regarding Such Rates.
2344 - Flexible Rate Limitations in Problem Markets.
2345 - Disclosure of Premium Reductions and Surcharges.
2346-A - Reduction in Rates of Certain Commercial Risk Insurance Premiums for Real Property.
2347 - Workers' Compensation Rate Changes.
2348 - Anti-Theft and Fraud Savings.
2350 - Flexible Rating for Nonbusiness Automobile Insurance Policies.
2351 - Homeowners' Insurance Policies.