1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 53
  3. CHAPTER 2
  4. Part 1
  5. 53-2-107 Fraudulent obtaining of public assistance treated as theft

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

Part 1. General Provisions

Fraudulent Obtaining Of Public Assistance Treated As Theft

53-2-107. Fraudulent obtaining of public assistance treated as theft. Whoever knowingly obtains by means of a willfully false statement, representation, or impersonation or other fraudulent device public assistance to which the person is not entitled is guilty of theft as provided in 45-6-301.

History: En. Sec. 15, Part 1, Ch. 82, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 37, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 273, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-226; amd. Sec. 1903, Ch. 56, L. 2009.