NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1024

HOUSE BILL 990

 

 

AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SECTION TO PART 3 OF ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 108 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES, RELATING TO OBTAINING, OR CONTINUING TO OBTAIN, AWARDS OF AID TO THE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED BY MEANS OF FRAUDULENT DEVICES, FALSE STATEMENTS AND NONDISCLOSURES OF MATERIAL FACTS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 108 of the General Statutes by adding a new Section at the end thereof to read as follows:

"Fraudulent Acts Made Misdemeanor; Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled. Whoever knowingly obtains an initial award of assistance, a continuation of assistance after such initial award, or assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled, initially or thereafter, when such person is ineligible and not entitled to such assistance, by means of willfully making a false statement or representation knowing same to be false, or by means of failing to disclose a material fact, or by impersonation or by any fraudulent scheme, plan or device; or, whoever knowingly attempts to obtain or aids and abets any person to obtain an initial award of assistance, a continuation of assistance after such initial award, or assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled, initially or thereafter, when such person is ineligible and not entitled to such assistance, by means of willfully making a false statement or representation knowing same to be false, or by failing to disclose a material fact or by any fraudulent scheme, plan, device, or impersonation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, or plea of guilty, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Whoever aids or abets in buying or in any way of disposing of the property, either real or personal, of a recipient of assistance with the intent to defeat the purpose of this Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the Court."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of June, 1963.