Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 256.83 (2026)
[Repealed]
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[Repealed, 1971 c 550 s 2]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1968–1986 · leading case: State v. Kalvig, 209 N.W.2d 678 (Minn. 1973).
State v. Kalvig, 209 N.W.2d 678 (Minn. 1973). “1969, § 256.83, which read as follows: "Whoever obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain by means of a wilfully false statement or representation, or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device: (1) Assistance to which he is not entitled; (2)…”
State v. Eaton, 292 N.W.2d 260 (Minn. 1980). “The policy of Minn.Stat. § 256.83 (1969) *268 was to protect a mother on AFDC from the stigma of a felony conviction and to keep the family together.”
State v. Williams, 396 N.W.2d 840 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). “2(3) (1971) (the general theft statute) and with the misdemeanor of welfare fraud under Minn.Stat. § 256.83 (1969). In relevant part, these statutes provided: General Theft Statute Subd.”
State v. Simmons, 158 N.W.2d 209 (Minn. 1968). “” On February 16, 1966, the Hennepin County grand jury indicted defendant for violation of § 256.83. The crux of the charge was that her July 1965 payment was greater than that to which she was entitled because she falsely wrote “none” next to the item “Earnings or Wages from…”
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