(a) Any person who unduly collects a check issued to an active participant or pensioner, or who knowingly makes any false statement or falsifies or allows the falsification of any registry or document of this System, with the intent to defraud it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to a five hundred dollar ($500)-fine, or in default thereof, to imprisonment for a term that shall not exceed two (2) years, or both penalties at the discretion of the court.(b) The System shall be entitled to recover any payments erroneously or unduly made before or after the effective date of this act. The System shall determine the manner and conditions under which the amounts thus paid shall be recovered. History —Dec. 24, 2013, No. 160, § 7.4.
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