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Title 31 - Welfare
Chapter 23. Aid to Persons Who Are Blind
§ 2317. Penalties for fraud.
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31 DE Code § 2317. (2021)
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§ 2317. Penalties for fraud.
Whoever knowingly obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain by means of a wilfully false statement or representation or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device, assistance to which the person is not entitled or assistance greater than that to which the person is justly entitled, or whoever aids or abets in buying or in any way disposing of the property, either personal or real, of a recipient of assistance without the consent of the Commission shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. In assessing the penalty the court shall take into consideration, among other factors, the amount of money fraudulently received.
45 Del. Laws, c. 83, § 19; 31 Del. C. 1953, § 2317; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;
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