Cite as: 21 CNCA § 1543

Any person who designedly, by color or aid of any false token or writing, or other false pretense, obtains the signature of any person to any written instrument, or obtains from any person any money or property for any alleged charitable or benevolent purpose whatever, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three (3) years, or by a fine not exceeding the value of the money or property so obtained, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 07-21, eff. February 22, 2021.