{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-13-13","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-13","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-13","body":"Any person, making application for benefits under this article for himself or for another person, and any vendor, who knowingly makes a false statement or false representation or fails to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase any benefit or payment under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each subsequent false statement or false representation or failure to disclose a material fact shall constitute a separate offense.","path":["MS Code","Title 43"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"96f8897267c5e90fd8bf5fe9992e379bd5dd04ff408d896596ee7795ec1a7fde","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-13-129","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-13-131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}