Section 659.845 – Fraudulently accepting advancement and refusing to work prohibited.

(1) No person shall, with intent to defraud, sign for and accept or receive transportation to or in the direction of a place of employment provided by or at the instance or expense of the proposed employer, or knowingly or with intent to defraud accept or receive the benefit of any other pecuniary advancements made by or at the instance or expense of the employer, as advances against wages for labor to be performed, and neglect to render service or perform labor or pay in money equal in value to such transportation or other benefits accepted or received.

(2) The failure of any person to render service, perform labor, or pay in money for such transportation or other benefits, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud if:

(a) At or prior to the time of advancing such transportation or other benefits, the employer has delivered directly to such laborer or has filed in duplicate with the employment agency through which any such laborer is secured, one copy of which shall be delivered to such laborer, a written or printed statement setting forth the wages to be paid, the character of the work to be performed, and the living and working conditions; and

(b) The wages to be paid, the character of the work to be performed and the living and working conditions are as represented in such written or printed statement. [Formerly 659.250]