If someone commits fraud or lies to get benefits under this law, they can be charged with a class A misdemeanor and also have to pay back up to the full amount of the fraud. If that same person has already been caught committing fraud under this law before and does it again, the charge becomes a class E felony, which is more serious.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
288.395. or , penalties. — Any person or perpetrating a fraud or misrepresentation under this chapter for which a has not herein been specifically provided shall be guilty of a and, in addition, shall be to this state for a not to exceed the value of the fraud. Any person or entity who has previously been of perpetrating a fraud or misrepresentation under this chapter and who subsequently violated any such shall be guilty of a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2004 H.B. 1268 & 1211, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
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