Ins. Code, § 791.22 · Article 6.6. Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act
Ins. Code, § 791.22
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Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information about an individual from an insurance institution, agent or insurance-support organization under false pretenses shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1214, Sec. 1. Section applicable October 1, 1981, pursuant to Section 791.01.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=791.22.
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