§ 158.05
Welfare fraud in the fifth degree
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fifth degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits.
Welfare fraud in the fifth degree is a .
Simplified explanation
Welfare fraud in the fifth degree is committing a fraudulent welfare act and thereby taking or obtaining public assistance benefits; it is a class A misdemeanor.