86.357. Fraud in obtaining benefits, a misdemeanor--adjustment of errors.

Fraud in obtaining benefits, a misdemeanor--adjustment of errors.

86.357. 1. Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement,or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of thisretirement system in any attempt to defraud such system as a result of suchact, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable thereforunder the laws of this state.

2. Should any change or error in records result in any member orbeneficiary receiving from the retirement system more or less than wouldhave been payable had the records been correct, the board of trustees shallcorrect such error, and, as far as practicable, shall adjust the paymentsin such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which suchmember or beneficiary was correctly entitled, shall be paid.

(L. 1957 p. 256 § 51, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1808)

Effective 7-1-00