Insurance adjuster, appraiser, producers, and employees of insurers for a motor vehicle insurance policy may not (1) recommend the use of a specific repair service or source for repair or replacement of motor vehicle damage without informing the claimant or insured that he or she does not have to use the recommended service; (2) require that an appraisal or repair be made in a specific repair shop; (3) require that a claimant or insured use a specific contractor or repair shop for a repair service or repair product; or (4) intimidate, coerce, or threaten a claimant or insured to use a specific contractor or repair shop for a repair service or product. An adjuster or appraiser may not accept a gratuity or other form of remuneration from a repair service for recommending that repair service to a claimant or insured. Intentional violation of these prohibitions can result in a penalty of up to $1000 per violation, as well as denial, suspension, or revocation of an insurance license.