House Amendment 1
H 3980 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Insurance fraud

The Committee on Judiciary proposes the following amendment (LC-3980.PH0001H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 14-1-250 and inserting:

 Section 14-1-250. Judges of the unified judicial system may report all cases where there is a reasonable belief of a false statement or misrepresentation, as defined in Section 38-55-530(D), to the Insurance Fraud Division of the Office of Attorney General for investigation and prosecution, if warranted, pursuant to the Omnibus Insurance Fraud and Reporting Immunity Act.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 38-55-570(C) and inserting:

 (C) Any authorized agency provided with or obtaining information relating to a suspected false statement or misrepresentation as provided for above may release or provide the information to any other authorized agency. The Department of Insurance, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Public Safety, and the Department of Motor Vehicles shall report, but not adjudicate, all cases of suspectedwhere there is a reasonable belief of or reported false statement or misrepresentation to the Insurance Fraud Division of the Office of Attorney General of South Carolina for appropriate investigation or prosecution, or both. The Workers' Compensation Commission may refer such cases as provided in Section 42-9-440. Judges of the unified judicial system must refer such cases as provided in Section 14-1-250.