MS SB2808

Restructures Section 97-7-42 to define five categories of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud offenses: making false statements to obtain benefits, failing to disclose material facts or changes in circumstances, misusing food stamps or electronic benefit transfer cards, misappropriation by program administrators, and filing false replacement claims.

Establishes tiered penalties for SNAP fraud convictions: imprisonment up to 3 years and fines of $1,000-$10,000 for fraud of $100 or more, or up to 1 year imprisonment and fines of $100-$1,000 for fraud under $100.

Requires restitution to the Mississippi Department of Human Services for all SNAP fraud convictions and mandates disqualification from SNAP participation for 12 months (first offense), 24 months (second offense), or permanently (third offense).

Allows individuals eligible for Pretrial Intervention to receive SNAP disqualification rather than prosecution: 12 months (first offense), 24 months (second offense), or permanently (third offense).

Amends Section 97-19-71 to harmonize penalties for fraud under other state and federally funded assistance programs with SNAP fraud provisions, including mandatory restitution requirements, effective July 1, 2018.