2004 Minnesota Statutes

     64B.37 Penalties. 

    Subdivision 1.    Violations generally.  Any person 
 violating the provisions of section 64B.14, subdivisions 2 and 
 3, shall be guilty of a felony; and, upon conviction, liable to 
 a fine of not more than $10,000, or to imprisonment for not more 
 than five years, or to both fine and imprisonment. 

    Subd. 2.    False or fraudulent statements or 
 representations.  Any person, officer, member, or examining 
 physician, who shall knowingly or willfully make any false or 
 fraudulent statement or representation in, or with reference to, 
 any application for membership for the purpose of obtaining 
 money from or benefit in any society transacting business under 
 this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: 

    (1) any person who shall willfully make a false statement 
 of any material fact or thing in a sworn statement as to the 
 death or disability of a certificate holder in any such society, 
 for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in the 
 certificate of such holder, and any person who shall willfully 
 make any false statement and any verified report or declaration 
 under oath, required or authorized under this chapter, shall be 
 guilty of perjury and shall be proceeded against and punished as 
 provided by the statutes of this state in relation to the crime 
 of perjury; 

    (2) any person who shall solicit membership for, or in any 
 manner assist in procuring membership in, any society not 
 licensed to do business in this state, or who shall solicit 
 membership for or in any manner assist in procuring membership 
 in, any such society not authorized to do business in this 
 state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, upon conviction 
 thereof, punished by fine of not more than $200; 

    (3) any society, or any officer, agent, or employee 
 thereof, neglecting, refusing to comply with, or violating, any 
 of the provisions of this chapter, the penalty for which 
 neglect, refusal, or violation is not specified in this section, 
 shall be fined not exceeding $200 upon conviction thereof. 

    HIST: 1985 c 49 s 37; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 10; 1987 c 329 s 21