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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 15000 15100 Overpayments – Summary 15110 Types of Overpayments

• Misrepresented, concealed or withheld facts (for example, the household did not report a change in a timely manner although the household was aware of the reporting requirements); or • Violated the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, the Federal Regulations, or State Statutes relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (See SNAP 16600 for a full explanation of an Intentional Program Violation.) An IPV and the individual guilty of the IPV must be determined through: • An Administrative Disqualification Hearing; • A Court of Law with appropriate jurisdiction; or • The accused individual signing a Waiver of the Disqualification Hearing (DCO-257). Until one of the above actions occurs, suspected IPVs will be handled as inadvertent household errors. The individual found guilty of committing the violation will be disqualified from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The period of disqualification depends on the sanction in effect at the time the violation began. For any violation that began prior to March 1979, no disqualification will be imposed. For any violation that began during the period from March 1979 to September 1983, the disqualification will be three months. (A three-month disqualification will be applied regardless of the number of offenses.) For any violation that began during the period from October 1983 to September 1996, the disqualification will be six months for the first offense, twelve months for the second offense, and permanent for the third offense. For any violation that began during the period beginning October 1996 and continuing to the present, the disqualification will be one year for the first offense, two years for the second offense, and permanent for the third offense. See SNAP 15531 for additional instructions.