§ 29:224 — Article 124. Frauds against the government

§224. Article 124. Frauds against the government
Any person subject to this Code:
(1) who, knowing it to be false or fraudulent
(a) makes any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof; or
(b) presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or
payment any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof;
(2) who, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any
claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof:
(a) makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or
fraudulent statements;
(b) makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to
be false; or
(c) forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any
such signature knowing it to be forged and counterfeited;
(3) who, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money, or other
property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the
United States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person having authority
to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he receives a certificate or receipt;
or
(4) who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any
property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the
United States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to any person such writing
without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent
to defraud the United States or the state; shall, upon conviction, be punished as a
court-martial may direct.

Legislative History

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2022, No. 672, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 29:232.