§ 686A.281 Definitions
§ 686A.2815 ‘Insurance fraud’ defined
§ 686A.282 ‘Investigative or law enforcement agency’ defined
§ 686A.2825 ‘Practitioner’ defined
§ 686A.283 Reporting requirements; duties of Commissioner and Attorney General; prosecution by district attorney
§ 686A.285 Report by insurer of suspicion that loss to insured was caused by other than accidental or natural occurrence
§ 686A.287 Provision by insurer of information concerning fraud upon request by Attorney General, Commissioner or certain agencies
§ 686A.289 Provision to insurer of information concerning fraud upon completion of investigation or prosecution; confidentiality of information
§ 686A.290 Applications for insurance: False or fraudulent statements or representations prohibited; penalties
§ 686A.291 Criminal penalty for insurance fraud
§ 686A.292 Additional penalties for insurance fraud; payment of expenses of Fraud Control Unit; persons who are victims for purposes of restitution
§ 686A.295 Commissioner and Attorney General required to notify agency when person licensed by or registered with agency is convicted of insurance fraud
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 686A > Insurance Fraud

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.