Section 268.183 - APPLICANT ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES(a) Any applicant who makes a false statement or representation without a good faith belief as to the correctness of the statement or representation, in order to obtain or in an attempt to obtain unemployment benefits may be assessed, in addition to any other penalties, an administrative penalty of being ineligible for unemployment benefits for 13 to 104 weeks.(b) A determination of ineligibility setting out the weeks the applicant is ineligible must be sent to the applicant by mail or electronic transmission. The department is authorized to issue a determination of ineligibility under this subdivision within 48 months of the establishment of the benefit account upon which the unemployment benefits were obtained, or attempted to be obtained. Unless an appeal is filed within 45 calendar days of sending, the determination is final. Proceedings on the appeal are conducted in accordance with section 268.105.Amended by 2023 Minn. Laws, ch. 33,s 22, eff. 8/1/2023, app. effective for determinations issued on or after May 5, 2024.Added by 2017 Minn. Laws, ch. 35,s 3-24, eff. 8/1/2017.