§21A-10-7 False representations; penalties.
§21A-10-7. False representations; penalties.
A person who makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false or who knowingly fails to disclose a material fact in order to obtain or attempt to obtain or increase a benefit, either for himself or another, under this chapter, or under an employment security law of any other state or of the federal government for either of which jurisdictions this state is acting as an agent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not longer than thirty days, or both, and by full repayment of all benefits so obtained fraudulently. Each false statement or representation, or failure to disclose a material fact, shall constitute a separate offense.