§ 28-39-23 - False representations to obtain benefits.
SECTION 28-39-23
§ 28-39-23 False representations to obtainbenefits. – Whoever knowingly makes a false statement or representation to obtain orincrease any benefit or other payment under chapters 39 – 41 of thistitle, either for himself or herself or for any other person, shall uponconviction be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) normore than fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment not longer than thirty(30) days, or by both that fine and imprisonment; and each false statement orrepresentation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.