California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §11483.5: Any person who obtains more than one aid payment for any person as a result of knowingly making more than one application for aid with the intent of establishing multiple entitlements for that person

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who obtains multiple aid payments through fraudulent applications—using false identities, fictitious persons, or duplicate claims—commits a felony prosecuted under state law.

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Any person who obtains more than one aid payment for any person as a result of knowingly making more than one application for aid with the intent of establishing multiple entitlements for that person during the same period, or who obtains aid for any person by making an application claiming a false identity or by making an application for a fictitious or nonexistent person, is guilty of a felony, and shall be subject to prosecution under the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 10980) of Part 2.

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