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Section 823.501. Offense of Violating Chapter

TX Ins Code § 823.501 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 823.501. OFFENSE OF VIOLATING CHAPTER. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is an insurer or individual and wilfully violates this chapter.

(b) If the person is an insurer, an offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $50,000 for each violation.

(c) If the person is an individual, an offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation except as provided by Subsection (d) and Section 823.502.

(d) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony if the person is an individual and the violation involves the deliberate perpetration of a fraud on the department, an insurer, an insurer's subsidiary, or policyholders. The felony is punishable by:

(1) imprisonment for a term not to exceed five years;

(2) a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation; or

(3) both fine and imprisonment under this subsection.

(e) A fine under this section is in addition to any civil or administrative penalty.

(f) An individual on whom a fine is imposed under this section shall pay the fine in that person's individual capacity.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

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