Section 158.15. Welfare fraud in the third degree  


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  • A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the third degree when he or she
      commits  a  fraudulent  welfare  act and thereby takes or obtains public
      assistance benefits,  and  when  the  value  of  the  public  assistance
      benefits exceeds three thousand dollars.
        Welfare fraud in the third degree is a class D felony.