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SECTION 11-17-1.1

§ 11-17-1.1 Forgery – Publicassistance check or authorization. – (a) Any person who shall knowingly forge or cause to be forged one or morepublic assistance benefit check or authorization issued pursuant to chapter 6of title 40, when the total value of the check or authorization so forged orcaused to be forged in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months exceedsfive hundred dollars ($500), shall be guilty of a felony and upon convictionshall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by afine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

(b) Any person who shall knowingly forge or cause to beforged any public assistance benefit check or authorization issued pursuant tochapter 6 of title 40, when the value of the check or authorization forged orcaused to be forged shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), shall beguilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonmentfor not more than one year, or by fine of not more than five hundred dollars($500), or both.

(c) All criminal actions for any violation of this sectionshall be prosecuted by the attorney general.

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SECTION 11-17-1.1

§ 11-17-1.1 Forgery – Publicassistance check or authorization. – (a) Any person who shall knowingly forge or cause to be forged one or morepublic assistance benefit check or authorization issued pursuant to chapter 6of title 40, when the total value of the check or authorization so forged orcaused to be forged in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months exceedsfive hundred dollars ($500), shall be guilty of a felony and upon convictionshall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by afine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

(b) Any person who shall knowingly forge or cause to beforged any public assistance benefit check or authorization issued pursuant tochapter 6 of title 40, when the value of the check or authorization forged orcaused to be forged shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), shall beguilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonmentfor not more than one year, or by fine of not more than five hundred dollars($500), or both.

(c) All criminal actions for any violation of this sectionshall be prosecuted by the attorney general.

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SECTION 11-17-1.1

§ 11-17-1.1 Forgery – Publicassistance check or authorization. – (a) Any person who shall knowingly forge or cause to be forged one or morepublic assistance benefit check or authorization issued pursuant to chapter 6of title 40, when the total value of the check or authorization so forged orcaused to be forged in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months exceedsfive hundred dollars ($500), shall be guilty of a felony and upon convictionshall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by afine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

(b) Any person who shall knowingly forge or cause to beforged any public assistance benefit check or authorization issued pursuant tochapter 6 of title 40, when the value of the check or authorization forged orcaused to be forged shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), shall beguilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonmentfor not more than one year, or by fine of not more than five hundred dollars($500), or both.

(c) All criminal actions for any violation of this sectionshall be prosecuted by the attorney general.