2025 Session
Last amended: 1986 session
§ 609.465 — Presenting False Claims to Public Officer or Body
Plain-Language Summary
It is a crime to submit a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the government with the intent to defraud. This is treated as attempted theft of public funds and is punished accordingly.
609.465 PRESENTING FALSE CLAIMS TO PUBLIC OFFICER OR BODY.
Whoever, with intent to defraud, presents a claim or demand, with knowledge that it is false in whole or in part, for audit, allowance or payment to a public officer or body authorized to make such audit, allowance or payment is guilty of an attempt to commit theft of public funds and may be sentenced accordingly.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.465; 1986 c 444
History: History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.465; 1986 c 444
Practical Notes
This law applies to anyone who submits a false claim to any government body for payment. The penalties are the same as for attempted theft, which vary based on the amount of the claim.