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Transfer of the following resources does not affect eligibility: A. Resources which would not otherwise effect eligibility, such as furniture or of money that, when added to other non-exempt household resources, total less at the time of the transfer than the allowable resource maximums B. Resources sold or traded at or near fair market value C. Resources transferred for reasons other than qualifying or attempting to qualify for SNAP (e.g. a parent placing money in an educational trust fund) D. Resources transferred between members of the same household (including excluded persons).

9720 LENGTH OF DISQUALIFICATION FOR TRANSFERING RESOURCES

For households qualifying or attempting to qualify the period of disqualification will begin with the month of application.

For households already receiving SNAP benefits, the disqualification period will begin with the first allotment to be issued after the notice of adverse action has expired, unless a fair hearing and continued benefits have been requested by the household.

Length of disqualification will be as follows:

Entering the Disqualification on ACCESS 1. Enter TRAN.01 (Transferred Resource) in the command 2. Enter the Date of Transfer 3. Enter what was transferred under Resource Description 4. Enter the Source 5. Enter Allowed as Y or N  Y = Resource is not counted  N = Resource is countable 6. Enter the Resource Value (Amount transferred)

Amount in Excess of Resource Limit Periods of Disqualification $0 through $249.99 One (1) Month $250 through $999.99 Three (3) Months $1,000 through $2999.99 Six (6) Months $3,000 through $4,999.99 Nine (9) Months $5,000 or more Twelve (12) Months Example: A one-person household transferred ownership of a vehicle worth $6000. The first $4650 of the vehicle's value is exempt. The amount of the vehicle that is counted towards resources is $1350. The person also has $1,750 in a bank account.

$3000 resource limit less $1750 existing resources (bank account) allows $1250 of the $1350 (vehicle resource) to meet the $3000 maximum. The transfer disqualification period would be 1 month since the total is $100.  $3000 (resource limit) - $1750 (bank account) = $1250  $1350 (vehicle resource) - $1250 (remaining resource limit) = $100  $850 = Three Month Disqualification Period