Any television advertisement, with broadcast originating in this state, which solicits persons to file workers' compensation claims or to engage or consult an attorney, a medical care provider, or clinic for the purpose of giving consideration to a workers' compensation claim or to market workers' compensation insurance coverage shall contain a notice, which shall be in boldface Roman font 36 point type and appear in a dark background and remain on the screen for a minimum of five seconds as follows: NOTICE
Willfully making a false or misleading statement or representation to obtain or deny workers' compensation benefits is a crime carrying a penalty of imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $10,000.00.
(Code 1981, §34-9-31, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 642, § 6.)
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1995, the subsection designation "(a)" was deleted from the beginning, as there is no subsection (b).