California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14107

WIC § 14107 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Any person, including any applicant or provider as defined in Section 14043.1, or billing agent, as defined in Section 14040.1, who engages in any of the activities identified in subdivision (b) is punishable by imprisonment as set forth in subdivisions (c) , (d), and (e), by a fine not exceeding three times the amount of the fraud or improper reimbursement or value of the scheme or artifice, or by both this fine and imprisonment.

(b)The following activities are subject to subdivision (a):

(1)A person, with intent to defraud, presents for allowance or payment any false or fraudulent claim for furnishing services or merchandise under this chapter or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 322, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2001.