Oregon Statutes - Chapter 411 - Adult and Family Services; Public Assistance - Section 411.640 - Unlawfully receiving public assistance.

A person has received an overpayment of public assistance, for purposes of ORS 411.703, if the person has:

(1) Received, either for the benefit of the person or for the benefit of any other person, any amount or type of general assistance or public assistance, as defined in ORS 411.010, to which the person or such other person is not entitled under state law;

(2) Spent lawfully received public assistance that was designated by the Department of Human Services for a specific purpose on an expense not approved by the department and not considered a basic requirement under standards adopted by the department pursuant to ORS 411.070;

(3) Misappropriated public assistance by cashing and retaining the proceeds of a check on which the person is not the payee and the check has not been lawfully endorsed or assigned to the person; or

(4) Failed to reimburse the department, when required by law, for public assistance furnished for a need for which the person is compensated by another source. [1963 c.499 §4; 2007 c.118 §1]

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