§ 158.00 Definitions; presumption; limitation. 1. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this article: (a) “Public benefit card” means any medical assistance card, food stamp assistance card, public assistance card, or any other identification, authorization card or electronic access device issued by the state or a social services district, as defined in subdivision seven […]
§ 158.05 Welfare fraud in the fifth degree. A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fifth degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits. Welfare fraud in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
§ 158.10 Welfare fraud in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fourth degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance benefits exceeds one thousand dollars. Welfare fraud in the fourth degree […]
§ 158.15 Welfare fraud in the third degree. A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the third degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance benefits exceeds three thousand dollars. Welfare fraud in the third degree […]
§ 158.20 Welfare fraud in the second degree. A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the second degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance benefits exceeds fifty thousand dollars. Welfare fraud in the second degree […]
§ 158.25 Welfare fraud in the first degree. A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the first degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance benefits exceeds one million dollars. Welfare fraud in the first degree […]
§ 158.30 Criminal use of a public benefit card in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal use of a public benefit card in the second degree when he or she knowingly: 1. Loans money or otherwise provides property or services on credit, and accepts a public benefit card as collateral or security […]
§ 158.35 Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree when he or she, pursuant to an act or a series of acts, knowingly (i) obtains three or more public benefit cards from another or others […]
§ 158.40 Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree when he or she with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, knowingly possesses five or more public benefit cards in a name or names other than the […]
§ 158.45 Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of public benefit cards in the second degree when he or she with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, knowingly possesses ten or more public benefit cards in a name or names other than the […]
§ 158.50 Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first degree when he or she with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, knowingly possesses twenty-five or more public benefit cards in a name or names other than the […]
