007.05 COURT‑IMPOSED PENALTIES.

A court of appropriate jurisdiction of either the State, a political subdivision of the State, or the United States, may find an individual guilty of civil or criminal fraud. Court decisions will not address disqualification periods. Court orders regarding penalties for intentional program violation which are received by the Department will be referred to Food Programs and Office of the General Counsel at the Department. Court ordered penalties may be imposed separate and apart from any action taken by the Department to disqualify the individual through a disqualification hearing unless it is contrary to the court order.