New Mexico § 59A-16C-8 Warning required

New Mexico Statutes

§ 59A-16C-8 — Warning required

New Mexico § 59A-16C-8

Ch. 59AInsurance Code

Art. 16CInsurance Fraud

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 59A-16C-8 (2026).

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Within six months of the effective date of the Insurance Fraud Act all claim forms and applications for insurance shall contain a statement permanently affixed to the application or claim form which states substantially as follows: "ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY PRESENTS A FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF A LOSS OR BENEFIT OR KNOWINGLY PRESENTS FALSE INFORMATION IN AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE IS GUILTY OF A CRIME AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL FINES AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES." The failure to include that statement shall not constitute a defense against prosecution for commission of insurance fraud.

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Within six months of the effective date of the Insurance Fraud Act all claim forms and applications for insurance shall contain a statement permanently affixed to the application or claim form which states substantially as follows: "ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY PRESENTS A FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF A LOSS OR BENEFIT OR KNOWINGLY PRESENTS FALSE INFORMATION IN AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE IS GUILTY OF A CRIME AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL FINES AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES." The failure to include that statement shall not constitute a defense against prosecution for commission of insurance fraud.