TITLE XXXVII
INSURANCE

CHAPTER 402
INSURANCE COMPANIES AND AGENTS

Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 402:82

    402:82 Claim Forms and Applications. –
    I. All insurance claim forms shall contain a statement that clearly states in substance the following: ""Any person who, with a purpose to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurance company, files a statement of claim containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information is subject to prosecution and punishment for insurance fraud, as provided in RSA 638:20.''
    II. No insurance company or producer shall accept an application for workers' compensation or property or casualty insurance, unless the application includes:
       (a) A written or electronic signature of the producer, unless the transaction does not involve a producer; and
       (b) A written or electronic signature of the applicant.
    III. The lack of the information required by paragraphs I and II shall not constitute a defense against prosecution under RSA 638:20 or any other criminal statute.
    IV. ""Electronic signature'' shall have the same definition as under RSA 294-E:2.
    V. ""Written signature'' means an original signature or a duplicate copy made by photocopying, facsimile, or other means similar and does not include stamped signatures.

Source. 1991, 248:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. 2008, 378:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.