Section 570.400 – Unlawful receipt of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties.

Effective – 01 Jan 2017 570.400. Unlawful receipt of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawfully receiving public assistance benefits or EBT cards if he or she knowingly receives or uses the proceeds of public assistance benefits or EBT cards to which he or she […]

Section 570.402 – Conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties.

Effective – 01 Jan 2017 570.402. Conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards if he or she knowingly engages in any transaction to convert public assistance benefits or EBT cards to other property contrary to statutes, […]

Section 570.404 – Unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties.

Effective – 01 Jan 2017 570.404. Unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards if he or she knowingly transfers public assistance benefits or EBT cards to another not lawfully entitled or approved by the […]

Section 570.406 – Single criminal episode, when.

Effective – 01 Jan 2017 570.406. Single criminal episode, when. — The face value of public assistance benefits or EBT cards stolen, possessed, transferred or converted from one scheme or course of conduct, whether from one or several rightful possessors, or at the same or different times shall constitute a single criminal episode and their […]

Section 570.408 – Perjury for the purpose of obtaining public assistance — penalty.

Effective – 01 Jan 2017 570.408. Perjury for the purpose of obtaining public assistance — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of perjury for the purpose of obtaining public assistance if he or she knowingly makes a false or misleading statement or misrepresents a fact material for the purpose of obtaining public assistance […]

Section 570.410 – Director of department of social services, attorney general — investigative powers — improper disclosure of information, penalty.

Effective – 01 Jan 2017 570.410. Director of department of social services, attorney general — investigative powers — improper disclosure of information, penalty. — 1. For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding relating to public assistance unlawfully received or an application for public assistance unlawfully tendered, the director of the department of social services […]