§ 158.15

Welfare fraud in the third degree

Class D felony Fraud & Money Art. 158 · Welfare Fraud

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A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the third degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance benefits exceeds three thousand dollars.

Welfare fraud in the third degree is a .

Simplified explanation

Welfare fraud in the third degree is committing a fraudulent welfare act and thereby taking or obtaining public assistance benefits worth more than three thousand dollars; it is a class D felony.