# D.C. Code § 31-2231.08: False statements and entries

> District of Columbia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.08

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 31-2231.08
- **Heading:** False statements and entries
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 31 / Chapter 22A / § 31-2231.08

## Text

(a) No person shall knowingly file with an insurance regulatory or other public official, knowingly make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or deliver to a person, or place before the public, or knowingly cause directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, delivered to a person, or placed before the public, a false material statement of fact as to the financial condition of an insurer.
(b) No person shall knowingly:
(1) Make a false entry of a material fact in a book, report, or statement of an insurer;
(2) With intent to deceive an agent of the Commissioner lawfully appointed to examine the insurer’s condition or any of its affairs, fail to make a true entry of any material fact pertaining to the business of an insurer in a book, report, or statement of the insurer; or
(3) Make a false material statement to an insurance department official.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.01 § 31-2231.01. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.02 § 31-2231.02. General prohibition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.03 § 31-2231.03. Misrepresentations and false advertising of insurance policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.03.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.04 § 31-2231.04. False information and advertising generally.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.04.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.05 § 31-2231.05. Defamation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.05.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.06 § 31-2231.06. Boycott, coercion, and intimidation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.06.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.07 § 31-2231.07. Illegal dealing in premiums; excess charges for insurance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.07.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.08 § 31-2231.08. False statements and entries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.08.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.09 § 31-2231.09. Stock operations and advisory board contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.09.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.10 § 31-2231.10. Failure to maintain marketing and performance records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.10.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.11 § 31-2231.11. Unfair discrimination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.11.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.12 § 31-2231.12. Rebates: life, health, and annuities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.12.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.13 § 31-2231.13. Unfair discrimination and rebates prohibited; property, casualty, and surety insurance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.13.md)
- [D.C. Code § 31-2231.14 § 31-2231.14. Interlocking ownerships, management.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T31_C22A_S31-2231.14.md)

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