California § 1871.2 - An insurer who, in connection with any insurance application, contract, or provis

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§ 1871.2. An insurer who, in connection with any insurance application, contract, or provis

(a) An insurer who, in connection with any insurance application, contract, or provision of contract, prints, reproduces, or furnishes a form to any person upon which that person applies for a policy, seeks to amend insurance coverage, or furnishes information relating to underwriting criteria affecting premium or eligibility for coverage, under an existing policy, or gives notice of a claim to the insurer or makes a claim against the insurer by reason of accident, injury, death, or other noticed or claimed loss, shall cause to be printed or displayed in comparative prominence with other content on the form, exclusive of schedules attached to the form, or an endorsement separate from the form, the statement: “Any person who knowingly presents false or fraudulent information to obtain or amend insurance coverage or to make a claim for the payment of a loss is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in state prison.” This statement shall be preceded by the words: “For your protection California law requires the following to appear on this form” or other explanatory words of similar meaning. (b) This section is not applicable to a contract of reinsurance as defined in Section 620.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 1871.2 ("An insurer who, in connection with any insurance application, contract, or provis") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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