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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by not more than one year in county jail:
(a) Conceals any property belonging to an insurer.
(b) Transfers or conceals in contemplation of a state insolvency proceeding his or her own property or property belonging to an insurer.
(c) Conceals, destroys, mutilates, alters or makes a false entry in any document which affects or relates to the property of an insurer or withholds any such document from a receiver, trustee or other officer of a court entitled to its possession.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Insurance Code - INS § 989 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/insurance-code/ins-sect-989/
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