Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3182 – Fraudulent representations; penalty
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Any person who by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by impersonation or other fraudulent devices, obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain: [PL 1973, c. 790, §2 (NEW).]
1. Assistance not entitled. Aid to which a person is not entitled;
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §163 (COR).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3182
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
2. Larger assistance. A larger amount of aid than that to which a person is entitled; or
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §164 (COR).]
3. Forfeited assistance. Payment of any forfeited installment of aid; and any person who knowingly buys or aids or abets in buying or in any way disposing of property of a recipient in such a way as to constitute a fraud upon the department shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.
[PL 1973, c. 790, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 790, §2 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§163, 164 (COR).