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I OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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Bonorable Adam 8. Johnron 

Eracutin Dlroetor 

Stat@ Gcrpastiacmt of Publio Welfare 

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mar Sir t 

r8que6tlng tixo opinion 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&Id that 
'oaonblo Addu 8. T&noon, pago L 

ho WOE po600660d of pro rty or lnoomo In ax0888 of the taount prot r ded in Sootion 2 or this 

Aot, the total anmutt of the aoolatanog granto6 

in 0x0888 of that to whioh tho roolplrnt was by 

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

0 AOOiOtUtOO 06 a ~ofOITOd olain, tOgothor w "JI th sir (6) par cant intorut thoroon 

and all oooto lnourrcld from th8 utat6 of the 

dOOO#i66d~ tho CoariEOion shall inOtitut6 the 

noouoary poooodl 6 t0 SOOOTOr 6aOh OlIAim 666 

tho amunt roootoro “8 8heU bo paid into th6 Old 

Ago kool8taaoo luod, one-halt (4) ai outi amount 

rhall bo 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 119ano of 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; 

93. or w%th into& to dotraud, aid8 or 

abet6 in buying, .of in My Way d16~04 of tho 

e 

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 a mi84omoano?, and, upon oonrlotlon 

theroo?, rh0l.l b e fino d my l nm nc itmoro th a n 

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 Artlois 6843-1, Yomon?* 

Annotated Civil Statutes, prorib only for th* rooorory Oi 
149 

mrto~m0 ~5 a. ~~~~~~~ paso 3 

a6OOtO fW8 t& SOtatS Of I dO8OUd pOrOOl3 l&On it :O d18 

SoWred that l uOh poreon has raooiwd OM Ago ~66iotanoo ia 

~0068 of the omotmt ho 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 "irauduhltly, kItOWiB&~, sad i&OiItfOtI~~ aonooaled &6OOt6 Or CO80~~888 rhioh, 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 ane prmon hu 

mother by fraud, dbro80, 

tion, extortion or taking 

4aAu aq#Mtal rule the aotion ni11110 to 

r8OOWr mnay paid M dOr l &Et&O Of f66t, It 

boln& oonrldorod unoonroionablo that aono~ so 

paid should be dotalnod tmn tho pa 

the othorhandmonoyteluatarily 

aiotako or lew, without fraub or 

with knowlodgo of all the taot8 oonnot bo rooowrod haok In anr 8ort of a do n, l ithor at 

law or in l qulty.m 

m presume thmt ouoh artion will bo takea ia aooorduroo wlth the prooedure 

? 

rotidad in utiolo 964644 (a), 

~OtliOa’8 Aanotetod Civil Sta utu. %i8 88NOlI roads fn 

port a8 follows, 

vh~owr It is round, by lnwotlgation of 

the looal admlnirtrativo ~~J@JIo;~ or othorwloo, 

that ~6OiOtMO~ h60 bm &Wlttd t0 Anf 

P 

arIOt% 

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 p llo uand t a 044~9~ to the looal l dPaisl*- 

tratlto a$onoy, and from rush OrdOr the ap ff;gt 

shall han the right to a~poal to the Co am! * 

Utd WhOn A68iEtMOO to MJ PrOOn bar km togmlnatod, no furtb, payments shall k mdo to 

l uoh person until the ~oa?d l ,hall bar* dotormlmd 

OIL appeal that 8uOh pa?~~ti be roN*d** 

KS oall to JOUFattoatlon the isot that Sootlon 36 

,) of Artlola 696(o), ~ornon~o knaotatod Civil 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 s 8h8d. 

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 tr 8 applioant Ineligible, but due t0 :th8 OOno8e]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.e KOoh 

ASsiEtallt