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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- UNLAWFUL CONVERSION OF FOOD STAMPS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Edwards, Canario, Azzinaro, and Malik | |
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Date Introduced: January 10, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 40-6 of the General Laws entitled "Public Assistance Act" is |
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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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40-6-16.1. Unlawful conversion of food stamps. – (a) Any person who converts, |
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attempts to convert, or enables the conversion of food stamps issued pursuant to the Food Stamp |
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Act of 1964, as amended, 7 USC section 2011 et seq., into cash shall be guilty of a felony. |
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(1) A person to whom food stamps have been issued who converts or attempts to convert |
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the issued stamps to cash shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not more than five (5) years |
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imprisonment, and disqualified from receiving food stamps for a period of five (5) years |
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following the date of his or her release from confinement. |
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(2) A person paying or offering to pay cash in return for food stamps issued to another |
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person shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for a period of not more than five (5) |
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years and fined an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). |
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(3) A person attempting to, or converting to cash food stamps issued and belonging to |
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another person shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for a period of not more than five (5) years |
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and fined an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would make converting food stamps to cash a felony. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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