2006 Minnesota Statutes

174.295 ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION; PENALTY FOR FRAUD.
    Subdivision 1. Notice. A provider of special transportation service, as defined in section
174.29, receiving financial assistance under section 174.24, shall include on the application form
for special transportation service, and on the eligibility certification form if different from the
application form, a notice of the penalty for fraudulent certification under subdivision 4.
    Subd. 2. Certifier statement. A provider shall include on the application or eligibility
certification form a place for the person certifying the applicant as eligible for special
transportation service to sign, and the person certifying the applicant shall sign, stating that
the certifier understands the penalty for fraudulent certification and that the certifier believes
the applicant to be eligible.
    Subd. 3. Applicant statement. A provider shall include on the application form a place for
the applicant to sign, and the applicant shall sign, stating that the applicant understands the
penalty for fraudulent certification and that the information on the application is true.
    Subd. 4. Misdemeanor. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
(1) the person fraudulently certifies to the special transportation service provider that the
applicant is eligible for special transportation service; or
(2) the person obtains certification for special transportation service by misrepresentation or
fraud.
History: 1993 c 326 art 4 s 4