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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 242 21.4 IPV Disqualification Time Periods An individual found to have committed an IPV is ineligible for the following time periods:  Twelve months for the first offense  Twenty-four months for the second offense  Permanently for the third offense  Twenty-four months for the first finding by a federal, state or District court of trading a controlled substance for benefits  Permanently for the second finding by a federal, state or District court of trading a controlled substance for benefits  Permanently for the first occasion of a finding by a federal, state or District court for trading firearms, ammunition or explosives for benefits  Permanently for having trafficked benefits for an aggregate value of $500 or more IPV disqualifications follow individuals from one jurisdiction to another. Assistance will be denied for a period of 10 years to any person convicted in a federal, state or District court after August 22, 1996, of making a fraudulent statement or misrepresentation with respect to residence to receive TANF, SNAP, SSI or Medicaid simultaneously in two or more states.  The 10-year period will begin on the date of the conviction in federal, state or District court of having made such a statement or misrepresentation.  This policy does not apply to individuals who have been granted a pardon from the President of the US with respect to the above conduct.  The individual must be denied or terminated from federally funded assistance programs at the earliest possible date. 21.5 Electronic Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS) For information on eDRS, see Sections 6.6, Electronic Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS), and 5.11.3.1.7, Independent Verification Requirements for eDRS. Legal Authority Disqualification for intentional program violations (federal): 7 CFR § 273.16

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