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29B.113 - FRAUDS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.

        29B.113  FRAUDS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
         Any person subject to this code shall, upon conviction of any of
      the following, be punished as a court-martial may direct:
         1.  The person, knowing it to be false or fraudulent, does any of
      the following:
         a.  Makes any claim against the United States, the state, or
      any officer thereof.
         b.  Presents to any person in the civil or military service
      thereof, for approval or payment any claim against the United States,
      the state, or any officer thereof.
         2.  The person, for the purpose of obtaining the approval,
      allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States, the
      state, or any officer thereof, does any of the following:
         a.  Makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to
      contain any false or fraudulent statements.
         b.  Makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other
      paper knowing the oath to be false.
         c.  Forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or
      other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or
      counterfeited.
         3.  The person, having charge, possession, custody, or control of
      any money, or other property of the United States or the state,
      furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or
      the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person having
      authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which
      the person receives a certificate or receipt.
         4.  The person, being authorized to make or deliver any paper
      certifying the receipt of any property of the United States or the
      state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United
      States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to any person
      such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the
      statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United
      States or the state.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C97, § 2196--2198; SS15, § 2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, § 464; C35, §
      467-f59; C39, § 467.61; C46, 50, § 29.61; C54, 58, 62, §
      29.63(13); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 29B.113]
         Section History: Recent Form
         2006 Acts, ch 1010, §31