Forgery and Fraudulent Practices (§§ 4101 through 4121, 26 sections), including § 4117 Insurance fraud: 18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 41
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Publisher. Pennsylvania General Assembly, Legislative Data Processing Center (legis.state.pa.us / palegis.us)
Edition. Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes as published by the Legislative Data Processing Center; the page's own revision stamp reads "2025-09-11 02:39:51 PM".
Status. US state statute; public domain.
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18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 41 - Forgery and Fraudulent Practices (§§ 4101 through 4121, 26 sections), including § 4117 Insurance fraud is a state statute published by Pennsylvania General Assembly, Legislative Data Processing Center (legis.state.pa.us / palegis.us). It is one of the Pennsylvania documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including pennsylvania property & casualty, pennsylvania personal lines practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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- 18 Pa.C.S. Section 4117(d) (Insurance Fraud; Grading)
“(d) Grading.--An offense under subsection (a)(1) through (8) is a felony of the third degree. An offense under subsection (b) is a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
- 18 Pa.C.S. Section 4117(k)(1) (Insurance fraud; insurance forms and verification of services)
“(1) All applications for insurance and all claim forms shall contain or have attached thereto the following notice: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false...”
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