SOCIAL SERVICES Public Assistance: Provide Uniform Guidelines for Non-Criminal Disposition of Allegations of Fraud in Obtaining Public Assistance; Provide Lifetime Bar on Receipt of Public Assistance for Those Convicted Twice of Fraud in Obtaining Public Assistance

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act allows prosecutors to proceed by accusation in cases relating to fraud in obtaining public assistance. It also allows prosecutors to defer prosecution and enter into consent agreements with those accused of such fraud. It further provides that any person who is twice convicted of fraud in obtaining public assistance shall be barred for life from receiving any form of public assistance in Georgia.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, SOCIAL SERVICES Public Assistance: Provide Uniform Guidelines for Non-Criminal Disposition of Allegations of Fraud in Obtaining Public Assistance; Provide Lifetime Bar on Receipt of Public Assistance for Those Convicted Twice of Fraud in Obtaining Public Assistance, 13 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol13/iss1/64