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Section 3933.01 | Prohibition against rebates and advantages in policies.
Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No corporation, association, or partnership engaged in this state in the guaranty, bonding, surety, or insurance business, other than life insurance, nor any officer, agent, solicitor, employee, or representative thereof, shall pay, allow, or give, or offer to pay, allow, or give, directly or indirectly, as inducements to insurance, and no person shall knowingly receive as an inducement to insurance, any rebate or premium payable on the policy, or any special favor or advantage in the dividends or other benefits to accrue thereon, or any paid employment or contract for services of any kind, or any special advantage in the date of the policy or date of its issue, or any valuable consideration or inducement not plainly specified in the policy or contract of insurance or agreement of indemnity, or give, receive, sell, or purchase, or offer to give, receive, sell, or purchase, as inducements to insurance or in connection therewith, any stock, bonds, or other obligations of an insurance company or other corporation, association, partnership, or individual. Sections 3933.01 to 3933.03, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not prevent the payment to an authorized officer, agent, or solicitor of such company, association, or partnership of commissions at customary rates on policies or contracts of insurance effected through him by which he himself is insured, provided such officer, agent, or solicitor holds himself out as such and has been engaged in such business in good faith for a period of six months prior to any such payment. Such sections do not prohibit a mutual fire insurance company from paying dividends to policyholders at any time after such dividends have been earned.
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Section 3933.02 | Testimony required - immunity.
Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall be excused from attending, testifying, or producing any books, papers, or other documents before any court or magistrate having jurisdiction, upon any investigation, proceeding, or trial for a violation of any of sections 3933.01 to 3933.03, inclusive, of the Revised Code, upon the ground that the testimony of evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate or degrade him. No person shall be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or forfeiture on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he may so testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except for perjury committed in so testifying.
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Section 3933.03 | Revocation of license.
Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The superintendent of insurance, upon the conviction of any agent for a violation of sections 3933.01 to 3933.03, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall revoke the license of such agent, and no license shall be granted to such agent for a period of three years after such revocation.
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Section 3933.04 | Sellers of real estate and personal property may require purchase of insurance from particular company.
Effective:
September 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 129 - 124th General Assembly
No person, firm, or corporation engaged in selling real or personal property, and no trustee, director, officer, agent, or other employee of any such person, firm, or corporation, shall require, as a condition precedent to the sale of such property, that the person, firm, or corporation purchasing the property negotiate any policy of insurance or renewal thereof covering the property through a particular insurance company, agent, solicitor, or broker. This section does not prevent the exercise by any person, firm, or corporation of its right to designate minimum standards as to the company, the terms and provisions of the policy, and the adequacy of the coverage with respect to insurance on property pledged or mortgaged to the person, firm, or corporation. The superintendent of insurance shall, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, revoke the insurance license of any person, appointee, agent, solicitor, or broker that violates this section.
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Section 3933.05 | Prohibition.
Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No corporation and no officer, agent, solicitor, or other person shall violate sections 3933.01 to 3933.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Fines levied and collected for the violation of this section shall be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the schools as provided in sections 3315.31 and 3315.32 of the Revised Code.
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Section 3933.99 | Penalty.
Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 3933.04 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (B) Whoever violates section 3933.05 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.
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