(a) An application for money, property, food stamps, or other assistance, under a nutritional program based on need or a social program financed in whole or in part by the State, and administered by the Department of Human Services, the Maryland Department of Health, or a local department of social services, whether under this or any other article of the Code, shall be in writing and signed by the applicant. (b) A person may not make a false or fraudulent statement with the intent to obtain money, property, food stamps, or other assistance in making and signing the application required in subsection (a) of this section. (c) A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of perjury and on conviction is subject to the penalties provided for perjury in § 9-101 of this article.
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