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# I OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS **AUSTIN em&w**  **c. MANN**  **I 6**  **rnolln** **a.*mIL**

**&be~ ‘** **d 1**  **$y c**  Bonorable Adam 8. Johnron Eracutin Dlroetor Stat@ Gcrpastiacmt

of Publio Welfare Aultfn, T-8

**mar** Sirt

r8que6tlng tixoopinion a **stated wattor.** 

**Your letter**  **se** that a reoipient ent1y, knowingly,

person? * 1L** seotloa ll (a) of Artlale WC%l, Ternon* mnotat& clrll Statut66, resd6 a6 foll~z

-(a) If, on the death of any reoipient o? ths &la A&S AEEiEtIUiO@ or aid, it is fOU&Idthat'oaonblo Addu 8. T&noon, pago L



### ho WOE po600660d 

### of pro rty or lnoomoIn ax0888 of the taount r prot ded in Sootion 

### 2 **or** 

### this Aot, the total **anmutt** 

### of the aoolatanog 

### granto6 

### in 0x0888

### of that 

### to whiohtho 

### roolplrnt was by 

### ~;wo;~titlsd may bo roootsred by the Comalooion

0 AOOiOtUtOO 06 

### a ~ofOITOd olain, tOgothor 

### w th sir (6)par 

### cant 

## intorut thoroon

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### and all oooto 

### lnourrcld from th8 utat6 of 

### the dOOO#i66d~ 

### tho CoariEOion 

### shall inOtitut6 the noouoary poooodl 6 t0 SOOOTOr 6aOh OlIAim666 tho amunt roootoro 8heU bo paid into th6 Old “8 Ago kool8taaoo luod, one-halt (4) ai outi amount 

### rhallbo paid omt to tho mlted Statu Roarury ia ouoh muumz PO the Soelal 806urlby Aet 166~roquka.* dootlon 36(a l d Cltll Btatutoo, a of Article b@b (o), Pomon~o &mot&tsea 6 as followor "8.0. a, Whoover obt6lno or attempts 

### to obtain, or aids or abet8 any poroon to obtain, by 119anoof 

### a wiltully iolos l tatsment or 

### roprooontatlon 

### or by lmpor8on~tlon, or by other traudulont moono: "1. a86i8tOftO0, 8OX'dOOO, Or tFOllttltOIlt to whlah ho i6 not 

### l

ntltlod; "8‘ a86iOttitlO0, 60171006, or 

### troataont gpeat6r than that to *Ioh h6 **i6** 

### jwtly OntitlOd;

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### into& to **dotraud, aid8**  **or abet6**  **in** 

### buying, **.of in**  **My** Way d16~04 

### of tho

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### roportl of a roolplent of asoiotano6 3 thout ho ooluoot 0r the stats 

### Doportmont, or whoarot 

### tlolatoo

80Otion 30 of this A4t, shall bo dOOmQd dullty 

### of ami84omoano?, and,uponoonrlotlon theroo?, rh0l.l be finod my lnm ncitmorothan One Hun&rod ($100.00)DOllnro or b6 lmpr16onod for not la66 than l

### lx (6) mOnth6, aor aoro thaa two (2) yearn, or bo both **60** flaed and inprlooned.* while section 11 (a) of 

### Artlois6843-1, Yomon?* Annotated Civil Statutes, prorib only for th* 

### rooorory Oi

## 149

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uOh poreon has raooiwd OM Ago 

### ~66iotanooia ~0068 of the 

### omotmtho R8 l xttitlod to by 

### law wo bolls@ that 

### A simple l



### otion for 

### moao~ had 

### and noal will 110 at the inrtanoo ot t&o St&to Doputm%nt of Ppblio uoliare to 

### rooowr ir010 a llvlng 

### poroon ~0816tan08 

### when ho has "iraudu

### hltly, kItOWiB&~,sad 

### i&OiItfOtI~~ aonooaled 

### &6OOt6 Or CO80~~888rhioh, ii krrorn 

### to the Deputaont 

### at the time 

### of la?ootigetion,

would ham made ths 

## l pp&leaat lnoliglb1o.r AS l tatod ia volume 69, mu8 

### Jurlop?uaonoo, **at** page 136;
*AD artion ror nonor ha4 aad 

### nootwd will 

### lfewlmb aneprmon hu mother by fraud, 

### dbro80, tion, extortion 

### or taking 4aAu aq#Mtal rule the **aotion** ni11110 **to** r8OOWr mnay paid MdOr l 

### &Et&O Of f66t, It **boln&** 

### oonrldorod unoonroionablo that aono~ so 

### paid should be 

### dotalnodtmn tho pa 

### the othorhandmonoyteluatarily aiotako or lew, without fraub or with knowlodgo of all the taot8 oonnot bo ro

### oowrod haok In anr 

### 8ort of adon, l ithor at law or in 

## l

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m presume thmt ouoh 

### artion will bo takea ia aooorduroowlth the prooedure ?

### rotidad

### in utiolo 964644 (a), ~OtliOa’8 Aanotetod Civil Sta utu. %i8 88NOlI 

### roads fn port a8 follows,



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### or othorwloo, that 

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### Anf ParIOt% rho io not oll&blo 

### thoroior,th8 Rx8Out ?o Dlrootor shall lmtodlatolf 

### order ruoh a8OiOtRnOO tormbatod at& 8hiL1 furnloh a OOpy O? 8uah OrdOr 

## to the l p pllout

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to the looal l

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### tratlto a$onoy, and from rush OrdOr the 

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### shallhan the rightto 

### a~poalto the 

### Co am! * Utd WhOn A68iEtMOO to MJ PrOOn bar km togmlnatod, no **furtb,** payments shall k mdo **to** l 

### uoh personuntil the ~oa?d 

## l ,hallbar* dotormlmd 

### OIL appealthat 8uOh 

### pa?~~ti be roN*d**
KS oall 

### to JOUFattoatlon the isot 

### thatSootlon 36 ,)of Artlola 696(o), 

### ~ornon~oknaotatodCivil Btrtutoo,..

Honorable Adam R. JOhnmxA, gag8 4

m&k86 it a mi6d8m8atwr for onyono to obtain asoi6taao8 fraud~ontly, and of Oour68, the DOpattment maytake appro date stopa to the and that such misdemeanors may be pun 8h8d. s It ia thoroior8 th8 opinion of thir department and you are r86p8OtiUuy advised that Whem a,reeipient of old age asristance has fraudtisntly, kaowingl~ **and** intentionally ooneealed assets or resouro8o whioh, ii knovm to th8 D8 rtmsnt at the time oi imestlgation, would bars nmdr tr8 applioant Ineligible, but due t0 :th8OOno8e]S8nt, the applioant ha8 drarm as6i6tanoo,'or8r a Oonsiderablo p8riOd Of ti?itO,

th8 stat8 DOpaI%L8nt Of FUbliO Wellare SEW
reoover baok from suah reoipfon$ such 66SiStanoe in an aotion for lnonay

had and reoeived.
yours very truly

FIEST ASSTSTANT ATTCRNXY GENNE&b.L ATTORNEYGRhTRALOF 'EXM

Walter p.eKOoh ASsiEtallt