Rhode Island General Laws 27-54.1-4. Other law enforcement or regulatory authority
This chapter shall not:
(1) Preempt the authority or relieve the duty of other law enforcement or regulatory agencies to investigate, examine and prosecute suspected violations of law;
(2) Prevent or prohibit a person from disclosing voluntarily information concerning insurance fraud to a law enforcement or regulatory agency; or
(3) Limit the powers granted elsewhere by the laws of this state to investigate and examine possible violations of law and to take appropriate action against wrongdoers.
History of Section.
P.L. 2010, ch. 54, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 71, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-54.1-4
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Insurance: means a contract or arrangement in which one undertakes to:
(i) Pay or indemnify another as to loss from certain contingencies called "risks" including through reinsurance;
(ii) Pay or grant a specified amount or determinable benefit to another in connection with ascertainable risk contingencies;
(iii) Pay an annuity to another; or
(iv) Act as surety. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-54.1-1
- Person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, or any similar entity or any combination of the foregoing. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-54.1-1
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.