(Revised 7/01 ML #2697)
Any individual convicted in federal or state court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation after July 1, 1997, with respect to their place of residence in order to receive TANF simultaneously from two or more states shall be disqualified from TANF for a period of 10 years, effective the date of conviction. In addition, the individual shall also be referred for Intentional Program Violation (IPV). If it is the individual’s first or second IPV, the disqualification penalty shall be 10 years. If it is the individual’s third IPV, the penalty is a permanent disqualification.