§ 58-33-37 — False application as misdemeanor--False claim or proof of loss as misdemeanor or felony.

South Dakota § 58-33-37

• Jurisdiction: South Dakota
• Title 58: INSURANCE
• Ch. 58-32: UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

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Any person who knowingly makes any false or fraudulent statement or representation with reference to any application for insurance is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim for the purpose of obtaining any money or benefit, or who submits any proof in support of such a claim for the payment of a loss upon a contract of insurance, or who prepares, makes, or subscribes a false or fraudulent account, certificate, affidavit or proof of loss, or other document or writing, with intent that the same may be presented or used in support of such a claim, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if such claim is for an amount of four hundred dollars or less; a Class 1 misdemeanor if such claims is for an amount greater than four hundred dollars and less than one thousand dollars; and a Class 4 felony if such claim is one thousand dollars or greater.

Legislative History

SL 1966, ch 111, ch 13, § 23; SL 1977, ch 416, § 2; SL 1999, ch 241, § 18; SL 2006, ch 130, § 21.