58-33-37. False application as misdemeanor--False claim or proof of loss as misdemeanor or felony.
Any person who knowingly makes any false or fraudulent statement or representation with reference to any application for insurance is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim for the purpose of obtaining any money or benefit, or who submits any proof in support of such a claim for the payment of a loss upon a contract of insurance, or who prepares, makes, or subscribes a false or fraudulent account, certificate, affidavit or proof of loss, or other document or writing, with intent that the same may be presented or used in support of such a claim, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if such claim is for an amount of four hundred dollars or less; a Class 1 misdemeanor if such claims is for an amount greater than four hundred dollars and less than one thousand dollars; and a Class 4 felony if such claim is one thousand dollars or greater.
Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 13, §23; SL 1977, ch 416, §2; SL 1999, ch 241, §18; SL 2006, ch 130, §21.