Montana § 33-1-1504 Criminal Insurance Fraud

Montana Statutes

§ 33-1-1504 — Criminal Insurance Fraud

Montana § 33-1-1504

Title 33INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

Ch. 1ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 15Insurance Fraud Penalties

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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-1-1504 (2026).

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33-1-1504 . Criminal insurance fraud.

(1)A person commits the offense of insurance fraud when the person purposely or knowingly:

(a)for the purpose of obtaining any money or benefit, presents or causes to be presented to any person any written or oral statement, including computer-generated documents, containing false, incomplete, or misleading information concerning any fact or thing material to, as part of, or in support of a claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy;

(b)presents or causes to be presented to or by an insurer, as defined in 33-1-201 , or to an insurance producer or administrator, as defined in 33-17-102 , a materially false or altered application of insurance;

(c)as a health care provider as defined in 33-38-102 , submits a false or altered bi

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33-1-1504 . Criminal insurance fraud. (1) A person commits the offense of insurance fraud when the person purposely or knowingly:
(a) for the purpose of obtaining any money or benefit, presents or causes to be presented to any person any written or oral statement, including computer-generated documents, containing false, incomplete, or misleading information concerning any fact or thing material to, as part of, or in support of a claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy;
(b) presents or causes to be presented to or by an insurer, as defined in 33-1-201 , or to an insurance producer or administrator, as defined in 33-17-102 , a materially false or altered application of insurance;
(c) as a health care provider as defined in 33-38-102 , submits a false or altered bill or report of physical condition to an insurer; or
(d) presents or causes to be presented false, incomplete, or misleading insurance documents to any person.
(2) (a) A person convicted of criminal insurance fraud involving a benefit or benefits with a value not exceeding $1,500 shall be fined not more than $1,500 or be imprisoned in the county detention center for not more than 6 months, or both.
(b) A person convicted of the offense of insurance fraud involving a benefit or benefits with a value exceeding $1,500 shall be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000 or be imprisoned in a state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years, or both.
(c) A person convicted of the offense of insurance fraud involving a common scheme as defined in 45-2-101 shall be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000 or be imprisoned in a state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years, or both.