Georgia § 33-1-8 - Making of false statements; reporting of such statements.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 33-1-8 — Making of false statements; reporting of such statements., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-1-8. Making of false statements; reporting of such statements.
Any director, officer, agent, or employee of any insurance company who willfully and knowingly subscribes, makes, or concurs in making any annual or other statement required by law containing any material statement which is false shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to report all such misrepresentations and false statements to the appropriate prosecuting attorney of the circuit or county in which they shall occur, except as otherwise provided. (Code 1933, § 56-9908, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-4/SB 132.) The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in the second sentence, substituted "appropriate prosecuting attorney" for "district attorney" and added ", except as otherwise provided" at the end.
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Section 33-1-8 ("Making of false statements; reporting of such statements.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. 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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