{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ins-1871.10","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"INS § 1871.10","heading":"","body":"It is unlawful to make or cause to be made a knowingly false or fraudulent material statement or material representation for the purpose of obtaining or amending an insurance policy under any line of insurance regulated by the department. A violation of this section is a public offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.","path":["Insurance Code - INS","DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE [100. - 1879.8.]","PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE [680. - 1879.8.]","CHAPTER 12. The Insurance Frauds Prevention Act [1871. - 1879.8.]","ARTICLE 1. False and Fraudulent Claims [1871. - 1871.10.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"4cd521b9607a2b1e4c0ba2eaa9b06d7d75b154bc99a56bb26f06588e88a28f33","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ins-1871.9","next":"us-ca/ins-1872"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}