(1) Claims shall be made under oath. The filing of a false claim for compensation pursuant to this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and the person convicted shall, as part of the sentence in either case, be required to repay to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund the amount received pursuant to the false claim.

(2) Any person who shall knowingly furnish any false information or knowingly fails or omits to disclose a material fact or circumstance with the intent to defraud the division for compensation pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or both, and the person convicted shall, as part of the sentence in either case, be required to repay to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund the total amount received pursuant to the false claim.

(3) If a payment or overpayment of compensation is made because of clerical error, mistaken identity, innocent misrepresentation by or on behalf of the recipient of the compensation award or other circumstances of a similar nature not induced by fraud by or on behalf of the recipient, the recipient is liable for repayment of the compensation. The division may waive, decrease or adjust the amount of the repayment of the compensation.