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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Any person who violates § 27-47-2 shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(b) Any person who does any of the following:
(1) Conceals any property belonging to an insurer;
(2) Transfers or conceals in contemplation of a state insolvency proceeding his own property or property belonging to an insurer;
(3) Conceals, destroys, mutilates, alters, or makes a false entry in any document that affects or relates to the property of an insurer or withholds any document from a receiver, trustee, or other officer of a court entitled to its possession; or
(4) Gives, obtains, or receives a thing of value for acting or forbearing to act in any court proceedings, and that act or acts results in or contributes to an insurer becoming impaired or insolvent, then that person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island General Laws Title 27. Insurance § 27-47-3. Penalty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-27-insurance/ri-gen-laws-sect-27-47-3/
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