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412 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 6: Non-financial eligibility An individual is considered to be a fleeing felon if a law enforcement officer acting in their official capacity presents a warrant for the individual to ODHS indicating one of the following charges: • Escape (4901) • Flight to Avoid (prosecution, confinement, etc.) (4902) • Flight-Escape (4999) The codes on the above list are the National Crime Information Uniform Offense Classification Codes. When law enforcement contacts ODHS and presents a warrant for an individual who is a fleeing felon and the warrant includes one of these codes on it, that individual is not eligible for SNAP, TANF,REF or REFM. An individual is considered to be in violation of parole, probation or post-prison supervision if ODHS receives a report of this violation from a local, state, or federal corrections agency or court responsible for supervision of the individual. The law enforcement agency must be actively seeking the individual (see OAR 461-135-0560). If ODHS receives information from sources other than law enforcement indicating the individual may be a fleeing felon or is in violation of parole/probation/post-prison supervision, even if self-declared, the Department does not seek verification from law enforcement and will not take action on this information. When the information is presented as detailed above by the required law enforcement officials, the Department must take action Click here for examples: Fleeing felons; probation and parole violators. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-135-0560 — Fleeing Felon and Violators of Parole, Probation, and Post-Prison Supervision; REF, REFM, SNAP, and TANF Pursuit of assets In some programs, applicants are required to actively pursue any income or resource to which they have a legal right or claim. This is called pursuit of assets. For programs that require pursuit of assets, benefits may not be opened until the individual has made a good faith effort to pursue the asset. SNAP This does not apply to the SNAP program. TANF Applicants and participants are to actively pursue any asset to which they have a legal right or claim. Helping families identify and pursue available assets connects them with additional resources that support family stability. Actively pursuing an asset means the participant is making a good faith effort to apply and/or satisfy all requirements to obtain the asset. This includes exploring legal remedies and securing legal counsel on a contingency fee basis if required and available. There is no requirement to pursue or apply for loans. ODHS|OHA can accept an applicant’s statement that they have applied for unemployment compensation (UC) or Social Security benefits (SSB), which meets the pursuit of UC and SSB assets. The outcome will be verified at a later date.