California § 1873.3. 1873.3. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 116, Sec. 18.)

California Statutes

§ 1873.3. — 1873.3. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 116, Sec. 18.)

California § 1873.3.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code INSInsurance Code - INS

Div. 1.DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE

Part 2.PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE

Ch. 12.CHAPTER 12. The Insurance Frauds Prevention Act

Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Insurance Fraud Reporting

This text of California § 1873.3. (1873.3. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 116, Sec. 18.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Cal. Insurance Code - INS Code § 1873.3. (2026).

Text

(a)For purposes of this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 1872), “insurance fraud” does not include motor vehicle theft and motor vehicle insurance fraud reporting subject to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1874), or workers’ compensation insurance fraud reporting subject to Article 7 (commencing with Section 1877).

(b)As used in this article, “authorized governmental agency” means the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Justice, the police department of a city, or a city and county, the sheriff’s office or department of a county, the district attorney of any county, or city and county, those agencies employing officers designated in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Sect

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a)
For purposes of this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 1872), “insurance fraud” does not include motor vehicle theft and motor vehicle insurance fraud reporting subject to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1874), or workers’ compensation insurance fraud reporting subject to Article 7 (commencing with Section 1877).
(b)
As used in this article, “authorized governmental agency” means the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Justice, the police department of a city, or a city and county, the sheriff’s office or department of a county, the district attorney of any county, or city and county, those agencies employing officers designated in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 830.1, subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, and subdivisions (b), (d), and (k) of Section 830.3 of the Penal Code, any other law enforcement agency of this state or any city or county, or city and county, and any licensing agency governed by the Business and Professions Code.