(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Fraud Division” means the Insurance Fraud Division in the Administration.
(c) “Insurance fraud” means:
(1) a violation of Subtitle 4 of this title;
(2) theft, as set out in §§ 7-101 through 7-104 of the Criminal Law Article:
(i) from a person regulated under this article; or
(ii) by a person regulated under this article or an officer, director, agent, or employee of a person regulated under this article;
(3) a violation of § 9-1106 of the Labor and Employment Article; or
(4) any other fraudulent activity that is committed by or against a person regulated under this article and is a violation of:
(i) Title 1, Subtitle 3 of the Agriculture Article;
(ii) Title 19, Subtitle 2 or Subtitle 3 of the Business Regulation Article;
(iii) Title 14, Subtitle 29, § 11-810 or § 14-1317 of the Commercial Law Article;
(iv) the Criminal Law Article other than Title 8, Subtitle 2, Part II or § 10-614;
(v) Title 12, Subtitle 9 of the Financial Institutions Article;
(vi) § 14-127 of the Real Property Article;
(vii) § 6-301 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article;
(viii) § 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;
(ix) § 4-103 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County; or
(x) § 8A-1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County.
Credits
Added by Acts 1997, c. 35, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 574, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2016, c. 228, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2018, c. 533, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 233A.
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
