New Jersey legislators are considering a bill that would make it the second state to impose criminal penalties for staging an auto accident to perpetrate insurance fraud.
State Senate bill S2426 would make it a criminal offense for anyone staging an auto accident to collect on an insurance claim.
The bill, which was reported out of the Senate Law and Public Safety and Veteran's Affairs Committee on Tuesday, would impose penalties ranging from 18 months to 10 years in prison and fines from $10,000 to $150,000, or both depending on whether someone is injured or killed in commission of the crime.
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