App.A:9-57.23. False statements or representations
If for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under the provisions of this act or for the purpose of influencing any determination regarding any benefit payment, either for himself or another, any person, including officials charged with the responsibility of approving all claims, shall willfully make a false statement or representation or fail to disclose a material fact of which he has knowledge, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to the other penalties provided by this act, any person who for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under this act, or for the purpose of influencing any determination regarding any benefit payment, knowingly makes a false statement with regard to a material fact, shall not be entitled to receive any benefits, cash or medical, for the disability claimed.
L.1952, c. 12, p. 61, s. 23.