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• Non-Participating (Ineligible) Case – Penalties are imposed immediately following the disqualification decision. 8.4 Timely Imposition of Penalties If Nevada has the present ability to impose disqualification penalties and fails to do so in a timely manner, only the remaining months of the disqualification are imposed. 8.5 Duplicate Benefits Applicants or recipients are not eligible for benefits for a period of 10 years if they are found to have committed an intentional program violation involving misrepresentation of residence or identity to receive TANF benefits from 2 or more entities simultaneously. The administrative hearing officer or a federal or state court may render disqualification orders for a violation of this section. 8.6 Treatment of Income and Resources All income and resources of a disqualified member are included when determining the eligibility or benefit amount for the TANF household. 8.7 Disqualified Month Against Lifetime Limits Months during which an individual is disqualified from TANF or TANF-NEON assistance are counted against the individual’s federal and state time limits if other household members continue to receive assistance. 9. REPLACEMENT BENEFITS Replacement benefits are posted to the recipient’s Electronic Benefits Transmittal (EBT) card that could replace benefits reported as not received, lost, stolen, forged, destroyed, or defaced, or misdirected. Requests for replacement benefits are subject to review and may be denied if sufficient cause exists as determined by the Division. 9.1 Replacement Time Limits The Division must receive requests for replacement benefits not later than 90 days from the date the original benefit was issued. 9.2 Recipient Must File Law Enforcement Report Recipients reporting that their original benefit was stolen or forged must file a law enforcement report and obtain a report number. Request for replacement benefits are not processed without the required report. 9.3 Division Review The Division individually reviews each request for replacement benefits looking at the circumstances associated with the request. The Division may approve or, with justification, deny the request for replacement benefits. If the request is denied, the recipient is notified of the denial in writing with an opportunity to request a hearing if in disagreement with the Division’s decision.