(1) It is unlawful for a person: (a) Knowing that the payment is for the referral of a claimant to a service provider, either to accept payment from a service provider or, being a service provider, to pay another; or (b) To provide or claim or represent to have provided services to a claimant, knowing the claimant was referred in violation of (a) of this subsection. (2) It is unlawful for a service provider to engage in a regular practice of waiving, rebating, giving, paying, or offering to waive, rebate, give, or pay all or any part of a claimant's casualty or property insurance deductible. (3) A violation of this section constitutes trafficking in insurance claims. (4)(a) Trafficking in insurance claims is a gross misdemeanor for a single violation. (b) Each subsequent violation, whether alleged in the same or in subsequent prosecutions, is a class C felony.
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