§ 23-74-703 — Penalties

Any person who: (1) Willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement: (A) In or relating to an application for membership or for the purpose of obtaining money from or a benefit in any society upon conviction shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; or (B) In any verified report or declaration under oath required or authorized by this chapter or of any material fact or thing contained in a sworn statement concerning the death or disability of a member for that purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in the certificate shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor; (2) Solicits membership for or in any manner assists in procuring membership in any society not licensed to do business in this state shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200); or (3) Is guilty of a willful violation of or neglect or refusal to comply with this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise prescribed shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Legislative History

Acts 1989, No. 881, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 356.