§ 750.300aFood stamps or coupons; conduct as crime; course of conduct as one offense;

determination of degree; definitions.
 Sec. 300a.
    (1) A person who knowingly uses, transfers, acquires, alters, purchases, possesses, presents
 for redemption, or transports food stamps or coupons or access devices other than as
 authorized by the food stamp act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. 2011 to 2030, and the regulations
 promulgated under that act, or any supplemental food program administered by any
 department of this state pursuant to section 17 of the child nutrition act of 1966, 42 U.S.C.
 1786, and the regulations promulgated under that act, is guilty of a crime as follows:
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if the aggregate value of the food
 stamps or coupons or access devices is $250.00 or less, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor,
 punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days, or a fine of not more than $1,000.00,
 or both. If the person has 1 prior conviction for violating this section, the person is guilty of a
 felony, and may be punished as provided in subdivision (b). If the person has 2 or more prior
 convictions for violating this section, the person is guilty of a felony, and may be punished as
 provided in subdivision (c). The existence of a prior conviction shall be determined by the
 court at sentencing.
    (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if the aggregate value of the food
 stamps or coupons or access devices is more than $250.00 but does not exceed $1,000.00, the
 person is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or a fine of
 not more than $10,000.00, or both. If the person has 1 or more prior convictions for violating
 this section, the person is guilty of a felony, and may be punished as provided in subdivision
 (c). The existence of a prior conviction shall be determined by the court at sentencing.
    (c) If the aggregate value of the food stamps or coupons or access devices is more than
 $1,000.00, the person is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10
 years, or a fine of not more than $250,000.00, or both.



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    (2) If food stamps or coupons or access devices of various values are used, transferred,
 acquired, altered, purchased, possessed, presented for redemption, or transported in violation
 of this section over a period of 12 months, the course of conduct may be charged as 1 offense
 and the values of the food stamps or coupons or access devices aggregated in determining the
 degree of the offense.
    (3) As used in this section:
    (a) "Access device" means any card, plate, code, account number, or other means of access
 that can be used, alone or in conjunction with another access device, to obtain payments,
 allotments, benefits, money, goods, or other things of value, or that can be used to initiate a
 transfer of funds pursuant to the food stamp program established under the food stamp act of
 1977, 7 U.S.C. 2011 to 2030, or any supplemental food program administered by any
 department of this state pursuant to section 17 of the child nutrition act of 1966, 42 U.S.C.
 1786.
    (b) "Aggregate value of the food stamps or coupons or access devices" means the total face
 value of any food stamps or coupons involved in the violation plus the total value of any
 access devices involved in the violation. The value of an access device is the total value of the
 payments, allotments, benefits, money, goods, or other things of value that may be obtained, or
 the total value of funds that may be transferred, by use of the access device at the time of the
 violation.
    (c) "Food stamps or coupons" means the coupons issued pursuant to the food stamp
 program established under the food stamp act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. 2011 to 2030, or issued
 pursuant to any supplemental food program administered by any department of this state
 pursuant to section 17 of the child nutrition act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 1786.