§8–611.

    (a)    Viatical settlement contracts and applications for viatical settlement contracts shall contain the following statement or a substantially similar statement:

    “Any person who knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance or an application for a viatical settlement contract has committed a fraudulent viatical settlement act and on conviction is subject to fines, imprisonment, or both, under § 27-408 of the Insurance Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.”

    (b)    The absence of a statement as required in subsection (a) of this section does not constitute a defense in any prosecution for a fraudulent viatical settlement act.