Any person subject to this code who does any of the following shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct:

(1) Knowing it to be false or fraudulent, makes any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2A-132

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: includes affirmation. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) For the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements, makes any oath, affirmation, or certification to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath, affirmation, or certification to be false, or forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited.
(3) 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 or she receives a certificate or receipt.
(4) 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.
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