Bill Text: AZ HB2346 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced


Bill Title: Technical correction; food stamps; misuse

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-18 - Introduced [HB2346 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2011-HB2346-Introduced.html

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; food stamps; misuse

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature

First Regular Session

2011

 

 

HB 2346

 

Introduced by

Representative Farnsworth

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 13-3701, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to unlawful use of food stamps.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 13-3701, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-3701.  Unlawful use of food stamps; classification; definition

A.  A person commits unlawful use of food stamps if such person knowingly:

1.  Uses, transfers, acquires, possesses or redeems food stamps by means of a false statement or representation, material omission, impersonation or the failure to disclose a change in circumstances, by any other fraudulent device or in any other manner not authorized by law or by the state department of economic security; or

2.  Counterfeits, alters, uses, transfers, acquires or possesses counterfeited or altered food stamps or electronic benefit transfer cards; or

3.  Appropriates food stamps with which the person has been entrusted or of which the person has gained possession by virtue of a position as a public employee.

B.  Unlawful use of food stamps under subsection A, paragraph 1 is a class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the food stamps is one hundred dollars or less, or a class 6 felony if the value is over one hundred dollars.  Unlawful use of food stamps under subsection A, paragraphs 2 and 3 is a class 5 felony.

C.  For the purposes of this section, "food stamps" includes food stamp coupons and electronically transferred food stamp program benefits.END_STATUTE

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