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Insurance Law § 5224 · Article 52. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation

Penalty for false statements

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§ 5224. Penalty for false statements. Any person and any agent or employee of a person, who knowingly files with the corporation any document required under this article, which is false or contains any material misstatement of fact shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therof shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more than thirty days.

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/ISC5224
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