{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ins-557","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"INS § 557","heading":"","body":"It is a misdemeanor for any person alone or in concert to prepare or make any bid or other writing which falsely purports to be a bona fide offer to repair a damaged motor vehicle or any other damaged property, with the intent that the same be used for the purpose of fraudulently leading an automobile liability insurer to believe:\n(a) That a bid of some other person represents an offer made in open competition; or\n(b) That the policy provisions of such insurer governing bids for the repair of vehicles or other property insured under the policy have been complied with in good faith.","path":["Insurance Code - INS","DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE [100. - 1879.8.]","PART 1. THE CONTRACT [100. - 679.75.]","CHAPTER 6. Loss [520. - 580.]","ARTICLE 3. Notice and Proofs of Loss [550. - 557.5.]"],"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":"7d95a51d6857c94ee02215fcdbb922c2953c41a28a6a7c7a7b95bb968ef8cccb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ins-555","next":"us-ca/ins-557.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}