Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.609
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Obtaining or giving grant by fraud; penalty.
Official statutory text
Sec. 9.
Any person who shall knowingly, by fraudulent representations, obtain or allow to be obtained any payment or aid herein provided for shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $500.00 or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 6 months, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
History: 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1946; CL 1948, 35.609
Any person who shall knowingly, by fraudulent representations, obtain or allow to be obtained any payment or aid herein provided for shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $500.00 or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 6 months, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
History: 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1946; CL 1948, 35.609
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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