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256D.52
Statute ID:
123
Statute Function ID:
29287
General Assistance-Obtain by False Stmnt/Represent
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Misdemeanor (M)
General Offense Code:
Property (2)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
General Assistance Fraud (252)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
26D
Fraud Offenses-Welfare Fraud
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
256D.52
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
General Assistance-Obtain by False Stmnt/Represent
Statute ID:
123
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
May 26, 2010 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
General Assistance-Obtain by False Stmnt/Represent
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/256D/52.html
Legislative Session:
2005 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
May 26, 2010
A person who obtains or tries to obtain, or aids or abets any person in obtaining assistance to which the person is not entitled by a willfully false statement or representation, or by the intentional withholding or concealment of a material fact, or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device, violates section 256.98 and is subject to both the criminal and civil penalties in that section.