California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 11483.5

CA Welf & Inst Code § 11483.5 (2017)  

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.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1448, Sec. 7.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018