PRZESTĘPSTWO UPOZOROWANIA WYPADKU UBEZPIECZENIOWEGO A PRZESTĘPSTWO OSZUSTWA

Abstract

The aim of the article is to determine whether in article 298 of the Polish penal code describing the offence of feigning an accident in order to obtain indemnity and in article 286 of the penal code regulating the offence of fraud there is concurrence of provisions or concurrence of offences. An analysis of the problem, based upon the interpretation of relevant regulations of the penal code, allows the author to conclude that it is a case of concurrence of offences. Finally, the implications in the area of penalty are discussed.