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.

Rule 8. Sanctions/Penalties