470 Ind. Admin. Code 10.3-7-2

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 470 IAC 10.3-7-2 - TANF assistance fraud penalty

Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3; IC 12-14-28-7

Affected: IC 12-13; IC 12-14

Sec. 2.

The disqualification penalties under the state's TANF assistance fraud control program are as follows:

(1) An individual found to have committed an IPV by an administrative disqualification hearing will be ineligible:

(A) for six (6) months for the first offense;

(B) for twelve (12) months for the second offense; and

(C) permanently for a third offense.

(2) An individual convicted in a state or federal court of a misdemeanor of having committed fraud for the purposes of establishing or maintaining eligibility or increasing benefits under TANF assistance will be ineligible for TANF assistance:

(A) for twelve (12) months for the first and second offense; and

(B) permanently for a third offense.

(3) If the conviction is a felony, the individual shall be ineligible for TANF assistance:

(A) for ten (10) years for the first and second offenses; and

(B) permanently for a third offense.

470 IAC 10.3-7-2

Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 10.3-7-2; filed Oct 31, 2007, 9:57 a.m.: 20071128-IR-470070087FRA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA

Readopted filed 11/13/2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA