Maryland became only the second state to make staging an car accident to steal insurance money a specific crime when Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a bill into law last week.
According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, the new law (HB 1409) also would limit access by outsiders to police accident reports, thus making it harder to recruit real crash victims into insurance schemes involving fake injury claims.
The law takes effect October 1, and was sponsored by Del. Dereck E. Davis (D-District 25-Prince George’s County).
