(a) All premiums, return premiums, or other funds belonging to others received by a producer in transactions under the producer’s license shall be trust funds so received by the licensee in a fiduciary capacity, and the licensee in the applicable regular course of business shall account for and pay the same to the insurer, insured, producer, or other person entitled thereto.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 27-7-36

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Any producer who, not being lawfully entitled thereto, diverts or appropriates such funds, or any portion thereof, to his or her own use shall, upon conviction, be guilty of theft of property punishable as provided in Article 1, commencing with Section 13A-8-1, of Chapter 8 of Title 13A.
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