RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

A. To be eligible for Adult Financial programs, a client shall be a resident of Colorado. B. Residency is established on the first day the client declares him/herself to be a resident of Colorado. 1. A person shall not acquire residence while the person has established his or her permanent place of residence in another state or country. 2. A person receiving financial assistance from another state shall not be eligible for Adult Financial programs in Colorado during any month in which a payment is made by the other state. C. The client shall live in the county in which the application is made. 1. A client who resides in a county but who is homeless or does not have a fixed mailing address shall be considered eligible for assistance, provided all other eligibility requirements are met. 2. Clients who do not have a fixed address may provide a postal box within their county as their mailing address, or may use the county department as their mailing address. It shall be the client's responsibility to go to the postal box or the county department to check for and pick up their mail. Failure to regularly check for and pick up mail shall not be grounds for appealing timely notice. D. A client who moves out of Colorado or is shown to be a resident of another state shall not be considered a resident of Colorado. A move or residence in another state may be established by actions such as: 1. Purchasing or obtaining a lease of a dwelling unit in another state; 2. Household effects, equipment, and personal belongings being removed to another state; 3. Obtaining a driver's license or state-issued identification card in another state; 4. Registering to vote in another state; 5. Applying for or receiving local, state, or Federal assistance in another state; 6. Registering vehicles of any type in another state; 7. Securing a resident hunting or fishing license in another state; 8. Using an address in another state; or, 9. Statements or other positive acts indicating that the client has taken up residence in another state. E. A client who is out of State temporarily shall be considered a resident, with the following exceptions: 1. A client who leaves the country for a period of thirty (30) or more consecutive days creates a rebuttable presumption (unless the client comes forward with enough information to prove otherwise) that the client shall no longer be considered a resident and shall be ineligible for Adult Financial programs. 2. A client who leaves the State for a period of ninety (90) or more consecutive days creates a rebuttable presumption (unless the client comes forward with enough information to prove otherwise) that the client shall no longer be considered a resident and shall be ineligible for Adult Financial programs. An exception to this is for individuals temporarily out of the State to receive documented medical treatment. 3. A client who leaves the State for a period of more than one hundred eighty

(180) days in any calendar year, even if that time has not been consecutive time away, creates a rebuttable presumption (unless the client comes forward with enough information to prove otherwise) that the client shall no longer be considered a resident and shall be ineligible for Adult Financial programs. 4. A client who leaves the State to care for an immediate family member injured in the line of military duty for a period of one hundred eighty (180) or more consecutive days creates a rebuttable presumption (unless the client comes forward with enough information to prove otherwise) that the client shall no longer be considered a resident and shall be ineligible for Adult Financial programs. F. When a determination of principal place of residence is difficult to secure due to conflicting documentation, other sources shall be used to gather verification and make a decision, such as addresses obtained from voter registrations, tax returns, Social Security and Medicare, a driver's license, car registrations, or other statements or documents. The county department shall use the prudent person principle to weigh the documentation and/or verification and make a decision regarding residency. G. The burden to prove residency shall be on the client. If a client refuses to provide requested or necessary documentation or information to verify residency, Adult Financial grant payments shall be denied following the policies outlined in Section 3.554.