{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-2229","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2229","heading":"Using benefits; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.","body":"(1) A person commits an offense if he, she, or it knowingly and unlawfully uses, alters, or transfers a food instrument or supplemental food. An offense under this subsection shall be a Class IV misdemeanor if the value of the food instrument or benefit is less than five hundred dollars, shall be a Class III misdemeanor if the value of the food instrument or benefit is five hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars, and shall be a Class IV felony if the value of the food instrument or benefit is one thousand five hundred dollars or more.\n(2) A person commits an offense if he, she, or it (a) knowingly and unlawfully possesses a food instrument or supplemental food, (b) knowingly and unlawfully redeems a food instrument, (c) knowingly falsifies or misapplies a food instrument, or (d) fraudulently obtains a food instrument. An offense under this subsection shall be a Class IV misdemeanor if the value of the food instrument or benefit is less than five hundred dollars, shall be a Class III misdemeanor if the value of the food instrument or benefit is five hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars, and shall be a Class IV felony if the value of the food instrument or benefit is one thousand five hundred dollars or more.\n(3) A person commits an offense if he, she, or it knowingly and unlawfully possesses a blank authorization to participate in the WIC program or CSF program. An offense under this subsection shall be a Class IV felony.\n(4) When food instruments or supplemental foods are obtained in violation of this section pursuant to one scheme or a continuing course of conduct, whether from the same or several sources, such conduct may be considered as one offense and the values aggregated in determining the grade of the offense.","path":["Chapter 71 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-2229","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T06:03:47Z","sha256":"ebddac997cddd0cae8b65eea3b956c5c2d6527d348b6eb2f920439f0e0fafa88","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-2228","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-2230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}