BILL NUMBER: AB 2866	CHAPTERED  08/23/04

	CHAPTER  281
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 23, 2004
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 23, 2004
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 10, 2004
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 26, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 10, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 27, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Frommer

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2004

   An act to add Section 1871.9 to the Insurance Code, relating to
workers' compensation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2866, Frommer.  Workers' compensation:  fraud.
   Existing law prohibits certain fraudulent acts in connection with
insurance claims.  A violation of these provisions is a crime.
   This bill would require the department, with respect to each
person, as defined, convicted of a violation of any of these
insurance fraud provisions involving workers' compensation insurance,
services, or benefits, to post on its Internet Web site information
relating to the case and the defendant.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1871.9 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:

   1871.9.  The department shall post all of the following
information on its Internet Web site for each person, as defined in
Section 19, convicted of a violation of this article, Section 11760
or 11880, Section 3700.5 of the Labor Code, or Section 487 or 550 of
the Penal Code, if the violation involved workers' compensation
insurance, services, or benefits:
   (a) The name, case number, county or court, and other identifying
information with respect to the case.
   (b) The full name of the defendant.
   (c) The city and county of the defendant's last known residence or
business address.
   (d) The date of conviction.
   (e) A description of the offense.
   (f) The amount of money alleged to have been defrauded.
   (g) A description of the punishment imposed, including the length
of any sentence of imprisonment and the amount of any fine imposed.
   The information required to be posted under this section shall be
maintained on the department's Web site for a period of five years
from the date of conviction or until the department is notified in
writing by the person that the conviction has been reversed or
expunged.