Weprin’s Insurance Fraud Bill Passes Assembly Unanimously

Assemblyman David I. Weprin’s bill, A.3985 also known as Alice’s law, which imposes criminal penalties on those who engage in staged accidents for the purposes of insurance fraud passed the Assembly unanimously. The legislation makes the staging of an accident to commit insurance fraud a class E felony, and in cases where a serious physical injury or death occurs, a class D felony, punishable by up to seven years in prison. The legislation aims to protect innocent victims from harmful injury or death and to potentially save New Yorkers billions of dollars in higher insurance premiums. The legislation has passed the Assembly since 2017 and Weprin is hopeful the bill will pass the Senate this year, thanks to the change in Senate leadership.