ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                           H.B. 837

(c) "Insurance fraud" means:

(1)     a violation of Title 27, Subtitle 4 of this article;

(2)     theft, as set out in §§ 7-101 through 7-104 of the Criminal Law
Article:

(i) from a person regulated under this article; or

(ii) by a person regulated under this article or an officer, director,
agent, or employee of a person regulated under this article; [or]

(3)     KNOWINGLY OBTAINING BENEFITS TO WHICH A PERSON IS NOT
ENTITLED UNDER § 9-310.1 OF THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ARTICLE;

(4)     A VIOLATION OF § 9-1106 OF THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ARTICLE;
OR

[(3)] (5) (4) any other fraudulent activity that is committed by or against
a person regulated under this article and is a violation of:

(i) Title 1, Subtitle 3 of the Agriculture Article;

(ii) Title 19, Subtitle 2 or Subtitle 3 of the Business Regulation
Article;

(iii) Title 14, Subtitle 29, § 11-810, § 14-1316, or § 14-1317 of the
Commercial Law Article;

(iv) the Criminal Law Article other than Title 8, Subtitle 2, Part II
or § 10-614;

(v) § 14-127 of the Real Property Article;

(vi) Article 2B, Title 22 of the Code;

(vii) § 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;

(viii) § 4-103 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County; or

(ix) § 8A-1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County.

2-405.

The Fraud Division:

(1)     has the authority to investigate each person suspected of engaging in
insurance fraud;

(2)     if appropriate after an investigation:

(i) shall refer suspected cases of insurance fraud to the Office of
the Attorney General or appropriate local State's Attorney to prosecute the person
criminally for insurance fraud;

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