Attorney's Note

Under the Maine Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class D crimeup to 1 yearup to $2,000
For details, see Me. Rev. Stat. Title 17-A § 1604

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2219

  • Insurance support organization: means any person, other than a regulated insurance entity, health care provider or governmental agency, who regularly engages, in whole or in part, in the practice of assembling or collecting information for the primary purpose of providing the information to carriers, producers or agencies for insurance transactions, including:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2204
  • Personal information: includes but is not limited to an individual's name and address and health care information. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2204
  • Regulated insurance entity: means any person or entity required to be licensed by the superintendent under this Title or Title 24, including without limitation a carrier, producer, producer agency or administrator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2204
  • A person who knowingly obtains personal information under false pretenses from a regulated insurance entity or insurance support organization is guilty of obtaining personal insurance information under false pretenses. Obtaining personal insurance information under false pretenses is a Class D crime. [PL 1997, c. 677, §3 (NEW); PL 1997, c. 677, §5 (AFF).]
    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1997, c. 677, §3 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 677, §5 (AFF).