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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 210 HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

6 Section 210 Change #20-2021 November 1, 2021 applies) without dependents may be ineligible to participate in the program unless they meet the ABAWD requirements. Document the case file in North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology (NC FAST). B. Ineligible Non-citizen Individuals who do not meet the citizenship or non-citizen status requirements as defined in FNS 225 Citizenship and FNS 227 Non-citizen Requirements, are ineligible to participate in the program. Document the case file in NC FAST. C. Ineligible as a Fleeing Felon or Probation/Parole Violator Applicants are required at application and recertification to sign a statement declaring whether any member of the FNS unit is a fleeing felon or a probation/parole violator. This includes SSI recipients. Use the Department of Corrections (DOC) website at www.doc.state.nc.us/offenders/ as a lead to confirm an individual’s status. Document the case file in NC FAST. 1. Fleeing felons are individuals who are acting with the intent to avoid prosecution, or custody for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, that would be classified as a felony (or in the State of New Jersey, a high misdemeanor) or who are violating a condition of probation or parole under a Federal or State law shall not be considered eligible household members. 2. Before an individual is determined to be a “fleeing” felon, the following criteria must be met: a. There must be a felony warrant for the individual. b. Individual must be aware of or should reasonably be able to expect that a warrant has or would have been issued. c. The individual has to have taken some action to avoid being arrested or jailed. d. Law enforcement agency must be actively seeking the individual. Actively seeking is defined, a law enforcement agency is actively seeking an individual when it informs the State agency it intends to enforce an outstanding felony warrant or arrest an individual for probation or parole violation. If the county determines during the application processing time period that an individual has a warrant out for arrest, verify with the individual whether