DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.81›PART 5. COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS 17000-17613.4›CHAPTER 5. Termination and Recovery of Assistance 17400-17410
§ 17410
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Any person who with the intent to defraud, buys or receives a voucher, invoice, or similar document issued for services or merchandise under this part without furnishing such services or merchandise is punishable either by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year, by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for a period of not more than one year, by a fine of not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 633. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
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