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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-36-201 (2020)

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As used in this subchapter:

  1. “Misrepresentation” means any manifestation by a word or other conduct by a person to another person that, under the circumstances, amounts to an assertion not in accordance with fact; and
  2. “Public benefit” means any federal or state funds, or any combination of federal or state funds, in cash or in kind, whose distribution to the public is administered by an agency of the State of Arkansas.

History. Acts 1993, No. 320, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: Hamby v. Health Mgmt. Assocs., Inc., 2015 Ark. App. 298, 462 S.W.3d 346.
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Hamby v. Health Mgmt. Assocs., Inc., 2015 Ark. App. 298, 462 S.W.3d 346. · cites it 2× “Ark.Code Ann. §§ 5-36-201 et seq. (Repl. 2013).”
Arkansas Dep't of Com. v. Legal Aid of Arkansas, 2022 Ark. 130. “While DWS also points to the Theft of Public Benefits statutes, Arkansas Code Annotated sections 5-36-201 and -202 (Repl. 2013), which are found in the Criminal Code, the authority to prosecute such criminal actions lies with the prosecuting attorney.”
Arkansas Dep't of Com. v. Legal Aid of Arkansas, 2022 Ark. 130. “While DWS also points to the Theft of Public Benefits statutes, Arkansas Code Annotated sections 5-36-201 and -202 (Repl. 2013), which are found in the Criminal Code, the authority to prosecute such criminal actions lies with the prosecuting attorney.”
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