California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 11482.5

CA Welf & Inst Code § 11482.5 (2017)  

Any person who knowingly makes more than one application for aid with the intent of establishing multiple entitlements for any person for the same period, or who makes an application for aid by claiming a false identity for any person 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.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1448, Sec. 5.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018