{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-8-611","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 8–611","heading":"","body":"(a) Viatical settlement contracts and applications for viatical settlement contracts shall contain the following statement or a substantially similar statement:\n“Any person who knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance or an application for a viatical settlement contract has committed a fraudulent viatical settlement act and on conviction is subject to fines, imprisonment, or both, under § 27-408 of the Insurance Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.”\n(b) The absence of a statement as required in subsection (a) of this section does not constitute a defense in any prosecution for a fraudulent viatical settlement act.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=8-611","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"1b77242ef6d71adfe57a9aea635ad8514a08b1cc40180391ebdaae655a1b2767","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-8-610.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-9-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}