39-14-153 - False information or concealment of information in applying for or receiving dwelling accommodations in housing project.
39-14-153. False information or concealment of information in applying for or receiving dwelling accommodations in housing project.
(a) It is an offense for a person who is applying for or the recipient of dwelling accommodations in any housing project operated by a housing authority as defined in § 13-20-102 to obtain or attempt to obtain the dwelling accommodations by means of a statement, representation or impersonation the person knows to be false, or by knowingly concealing any material fact if the false statement, representation, impersonation or concealment results in:
(1) The person meeting the housing authority's income qualification standards established pursuant to § 13-20-113; or
(2) The person's lease or rental payment being less than the person would otherwise be required to pay under the housing authority's income qualification standards established pursuant to § 13-20-113.
(b) It is a violation of this section if a person obtains or attempts to obtain dwelling accommodations specified in subsection (a) by means of a statement, representation or impersonation made by another, or by another concealing any material fact, if the person knows the statement, representation or impersonation to be false or the person knows that a material fact has been concealed.
(c) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only. The amount of the fine imposed shall be graded as provided in § 39-14-105. In grading the offense, the value of the benefit the defendant derived from the prohibited conduct shall be used to determine the grade of fine.
[Acts 2009, ch. 325, § 2.]