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§97-88.2. Penalty for fraud.
(a1) When a person is convicted under subsection (a) of this section, the
Commission may enter such orders as necessary to ensure that the person
convicted does not benefit from the unlawful conduct. (b) The Commission shall:
The Commission may employ sworn law enforcement officers duly appointed and
certified through the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training
Standards Commission to conduct the investigations mandated by this subsection. (c) Any person who threatens an employee with criminal prosecution
under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section for the
purpose of coercing or attempting to coerce the employee into
agreeing to compensation or agreeing to forgo compensation under
this Article shall be guilty of a Class H felony.
(d) The Commission shall not be liable in a civil action for
any action made in good faith under this section, including the
identification and referral of a person for investigation and
prosecution for an alleged administrative violation or criminal
offense. Any person, including, but not limited to, an attorney,
an employee, an employer, an insurer, and an employee of an insurer,
who in good faith comes forward with information under this section,
shall not be liable in a civil action.
(e) The Commission shall report annually to the General Assembly
on the number and disposition of investigations involving claimants,
employers, insurance company officials, officials of third-party
administrators, insurance agents, attorneys, health care providers,
and vocational rehabilitation providers.
Effective September 1, 2007. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994),
c. 679, s. 7.1; 1995, c. 507, s. 25 (a); 1997-353, s. 1; 2005; 2007.)
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