Any person who shall:

1. Knowingly make or cause to be made, either directly or indirectly, or through any agency whatsoever, any false statement in writing, with intent that it shall be relied upon, respecting the financial condition, or means or ability to pay of such person, or any other person, firm or corporation, in whom the person is interested, or for whom the person is acting, for the purpose of procuring in any form whatsoever, either the delivery of personal property, the payment of cash, the making of a loan or credit, the extension of a credit, the discount of an account receivable, or the making, acceptance, discount, sale or endorsement of a bill of exchange or promissory note, for the benefit of either such person or any other person, firm or corporation;

2. With knowledge that a false statement in writing has been made, respecting the financial condition or means or ability to pay, of such person, or any other person, firm or corporation in which the person is interested, or for whom the person is acting, procures, upon the faith thereof, for the benefit of either such person, or any other person, firm or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit mentioned in paragraph 1 of this section;

3. With knowledge that a statement in writing has been made, respecting the financial condition or means or ability to pay of such person, or any other person, firm or corporation, in which the person is interested, or for whom the person is acting, represents on a later date in writing, that the statement theretofore made, if then again made on said day, would be then true, when in fact, the statement if then made would be false, and procures upon the faith thereof, for the benefit of either such person or any other person, firm or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit mentioned in paragraph 1 of this section; or

4. Knowingly with intent to defraud, make any false statement or report or willfully falsify the value of any land, property or security for the purpose of influencing in any way the action taken or decision made on any application, advance, discount, purchase, purchase agreement, repurchase agreement, commitment or loan, or any change or extension of any of the same, by renewal, deferment of action or otherwise, or the acceptance, release or substitution of security;

shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Laws 1915, c. 180, § 1. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 298, § 2, emerg. eff. May 12, 2004.