{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-8-140.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:8-140.1","heading":"Civil, criminal penalties for fraudulent receipt of benefits or payments for general public assistance","body":"1.\tA person who willfully obtains benefits to which he is not entitled and a provider who willfully receives payments to which he is not entitled under the \"Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance Act,\" P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), shall be subject to the applicable civil and criminal penalties contained in the \"New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act,\" P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.).\nL.1999,c.309,s.1.","path":["TITLE 44 POOR"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"56f3e93818e3b5352d6e005e1936a1e723974974791fd2a524eb1b36bbbe45d2","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-8-140","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-8-142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}