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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 16000 16600 Disqualification for Intentional Program Violation 16550 State Tax Refund Intercept (STRI) HearingProcedures

request will be considered abandoned. All rescheduling will be recorded on the chronological register by the ORU.

16600 Disqualification for Intentional Program Violation

SNAP Manual 12/01/00 An intentional violation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program occurs when an individual intentionally: 1. Makes false or misleading statements to qualify for the Program or to obtain benefits to which the household was not entitled. 2. Misrepresents, conceals or withholds facts to qualify for the Program or to obtain benefits to which the household was not entitled; or 3. Commits any act that constitutes a violation to the federal regulations or any state statute relating to the use, presentation, transfer, acquisition, receipt or possession of SNAP benefits or electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards. A finding of intentional program violation (IPV) is made either through a court of law or a hearing process. The hearing process is known as an administrative disqualification hearing and is administered through the Office of Appeals and Hearings. Penalties in the form of a period of disqualification are imposed against individuals found guilty of an IPV through either process. This section describes both the hearing process and the imposition of penalties on individuals disqualified either through a court of law or an administrative disqualification hearing.