SECTIONS 20085 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 20085

20085. (a) It is unlawful for a person to do any of the following:
(1) Make, or cause to be made, any knowingly false material
statement or material representation, to knowingly fail to disclose a
material fact, or to otherwise provide false information with the
intent to use it, or allow it to be used, to obtain, receive,
continue, increase, deny, or reduce any benefit administered by this
system.
(2) Present, or cause to be presented, any knowingly false
material statement or material representation for the purpose of
supporting or opposing an application for any benefit administered by
this system.
(3) Knowingly accept or obtain payment from this system with
knowledge that the recipient is not entitled to the payment under the
provisions of this part and with the intent to retain the payment
for personal use or benefit.
(4) Knowingly aid, abet, solicit, or conspire with any person to
do an act prohibited by this section.
(b) For purposes of this section, "statement" includes, but is not
limited to, any oral or written application for benefits, report of
family relationship, report of injury or physical or mental
limitation, hospital records, test results, physician reports, or
other medical records, employment records, duty statements, reports
of compensation, or any other evidence material to the determination
of a person's initial or continued eligibility for a benefit or the
amount of a benefit administered by this system.
(c) A person who violates any provision of this section is
punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year,
or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by
both that imprisonment and fine.
(d) A person violating any provision of this section may be
required by the court in a criminal action to make restitution to
this system, or to any other person determined by the court, for the
amount of the benefit unlawfully obtained, unless the court finds
that restitution, or a portion of it, is not in the interests of
justice. Any restitution order imposed pursuant to this section shall
be satisfied before any criminal fine imposed under this section may
be collected.
(e) The provisions provided by this section are cumulative and
shall not be construed as restricting the application of any other
law.