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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 71 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 71-1-1 — 71-17-7)
Chapter 3 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION (§§ 71-3-1 — 71-3-225)
GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 71-3-1 — 71-3-129)
Section 71-3-69 - Penalty for misrepresentation
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MS Code § 71-3-69 (2023)
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Any person who willfully makes any false or misleading statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining or wrongfully withholding any benefit or payment under this chapter is guilty of a felony and on conviction thereof may be punished by a fine of not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by imprisonment not to exceed three (3) years, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 6998-35; Laws, 1948, ch. 354, § 29; reenacted without change, Laws, 1982, ch. 473, § 35; reenacted without change, Laws, 1990, ch. 405, § 37; Laws, 1995, ch. 598, § 1, eff. 7/1/1995.
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