Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $5,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-12-26

  • Insurance: means a contract of insurance or an agreement by which one (1) party, for a consideration, promises to pay money or its equivalent or to do an act valuable to the insured upon the destruction, loss or injury of something in which the other party has a pecuniary interest, or in consideration of a price paid, adequate to the risk, becomes security to the other against loss by certain specified risks; to grant indemnity or security against loss for a consideration. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, and partnerships; personal pronoun includes all genders; the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
   Sec. 26. A person who knowingly makes any false or fraudulent statement or representation in or with reference to any application for life insurance, or for the purpose of obtaining any fee, commission, money, or benefit from or in any company transacting business under this article, commits a Class A misdemeanor.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.165. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2711.