43-17-25 - Fraudulent acts; penalties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 43-17-25. Fraudulent acts; penalties.
 

Whoever obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any child to obtain by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by impersonation or other fraudulent device: 
 

(1) TANF assistance to which the child is not entitled; or 

(2) TANF assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled, shall be subject to the criminal penalties prescribed in Section 97-19-71; or shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2500.00) or be imprisoned for not more than twelve (12) months, or both, in the discretion of the court. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 7183; Laws,  1940, ch. 294; Laws, 1997, ch. 316, § 13; Laws, 1998, ch. 324, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1998.