{"id":1890,"date":"2022-03-30T11:49:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T11:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/statutes-california-laws\/?page_id=1890"},"modified":"2022-05-20T23:45:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:45:40","slug":"insurance-code-1871-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/insurance-code-1871-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance Code 1871.4"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-e878f05c31dff72941bf1e49a00d9ff5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Currrent as of February 4, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l1di8y7b-ef4788b7177376b340b1bd9648765b1c\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l1di8y7b-ef4788b7177376b340b1bd9648765b1c .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:19px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l1di8y7b-ef4788b7177376b340b1bd9648765b1c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"SS_Banner\">Insurance Code\u00a0 \u00a7\u20021871.<span class=\"SS_SH SS_prior\">4<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"SS_Banner\">Unlawful acts; Penalties<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>(a)<\/strong> It is unlawful to do any of the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(1) Make or cause to be made a knowingly false or fraudulent material statement or material representation for the purpose of obtaining or denying any compensation, as defined in Section 3207 of the Labor Code.<br \/>\n(2) Present or cause to be presented a knowingly false or fraudulent written or oral material statement in support of, or in opposition to, a claim for compensation for the purpose of obtaining or denying any compensation, as defined in Section 3207 of the Labor Code.<br \/>\n(3) Knowingly assist, abet, conspire with, or solicit a person in an unlawful act under this section.<br \/>\n(4) Make or cause to be made a knowingly false or fraudulent statement with regard to entitlement to benefits with the intent to discourage an injured worker from claiming benefits or pursuing a claim.<br \/>\nFor the purposes of this subdivision, \u201cstatement\u201d includes, but is not limited to, a notice, proof of injury, bill for services, payment for services, hospital or doctor records, X\u2013ray, test results, medical\u2013legal expense as defined in Section 4620 of the Labor Code, other evidence of loss, injury, or expense, or payment.<br \/>\n(5) Make or cause to be made a knowingly false or fraudulent material statement or material representation for the purpose of obtaining or denying any of the benefits or reimbursement provided in the Return\u2013to\u2013Work Program established under Section 139.48 of the Labor Code.<br \/>\n(6) Make or cause to be made a knowingly false or fraudulent material statement or material representation for the purpose of discouraging an employer from claiming any of the benefits or reimbursement provided in the Return\u2013to\u2013Work Program established under Section 139.48 of the Labor Code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(b)<\/strong> Every person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for one year, or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, for two, three, or five years, or by a fine not exceeding one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by both that imprisonment and fine. Restitution shall be ordered, including restitution for any medical evaluation or treatment services obtained or provided. The court shall determine the amount of restitution and the person or persons to whom the restitution shall be paid. A person convicted under this section may be charged the costs of investigation at the discretion of the court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(c)<\/strong> A person who violates subdivision (a) and who has a prior felony conviction of that subdivision, of former Section 556, of former Section 1871.1, or of Section 548 or 550 of the Penal Code, shall receive a two\u2013year enhancement for each prior conviction in addition to the sentence provided in subdivision (b).<br \/>\nThe existence of any fact that would subject a person to a penalty enhancement shall be alleged in the information or indictment and either admitted by the defendant in open court, or found to be true by the jury trying the issue of guilt or by the court where guilt is established by plea of guilty or nolo contendere or by trial by the court sitting without a jury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(d)<\/strong> This section may not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of criminal law that applies or may apply to a transaction.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Added Stats 1991 ch 116 \u00a7 13 (SB 1218). Amended Stats 1991 ch 934 \u00a7 4 (AB 1673); Stats 1992 ch 675 \u00a7 5 (AB 3067), ch 1352 \u00a7 2 (AB 3660), effective September 30, 1992, ch 1352 \u00a7 2.5 (AB 3660), effective September 30, 1992, operative January 1, 1993; Stats 1993 ch 120 \u00a7 3 (AB 1300), effective July 16, 1993; Stats 1995 ch 574 \u00a7 1 (SB 465); Stats 2002 ch 6 \u00a7 2.7 (AB 749); Stats 2003 ch 635 \u00a7 8 (AB 227); 2003\u20132004 Stats 4th Ex Sess ch 2 \u00a7 1 (SBX4 2), effective March 6, 2005; Stats 2011 ch 15 \u00a7 212 (AB 109), effective April 4, 2011, operative October 1, 2011.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Insurance Code 1871.4<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1890","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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