§ 40-6-16 - Fraudulent use of food stamps. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40-6-16

   § 40-6-16  Fraudulent use of food stamps.– (a) Any person who by any fraudulent device obtains, or attempts to obtain, oraids or abets any person to obtain food stamps issued pursuant to the FoodStamp Act of 1964, as amended, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., shall be guilty oflarceny, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of notmore than five (5) years or by fine of not more than one thousand dollars($1,000) or both, if the value of the food stamps to which one is not entitledshall exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment by less than oneyear or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or both, if thevalue of the food stamps to which one is not entitled, shall not exceed fivehundred dollars ($500).

   (b) Upon conviction of the felony or misdemeanor, theindividual shall be ineligible to participate in the food stamp program for notless than six (6) and not more than twenty-four (24) months, as determined bythe court; provided, that the disqualification applies only to the individualso convicted and does not render the entire household ineligible for theprogram.