R986-100-118. Additional Disqualification Penalties  


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  •   (1) A person found to have made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the identity or place of residence of an individual in order to receive multiple SNAP benefits simultaneously shall be ineligible to participate in SNAP for a period of ten years.

      (2) A person found by a federal, state, or local court to have used or received SNAP benefits in a transaction involving the sale of firearms, ammunition, or explosives shall be permanently ineligible to participate in SNAP.

      (3) A person convicted in federal, state, or local court of having trafficked SNAP benefits in an aggregate amount of $500 or more shall be permanently ineligible to participate in SNAP.

      (4) In all other cases involving SNAP or TANF funds, a person who has been convicted in federal or state court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the place of residence in order to receive assistance simultaneously from two or more states is disqualified from receiving assistance for any and all programs listed in R986-100-102 above, for a period of 10 years. This applies even if Utah was not one of the states involved in the original fraudulent misrepresentation.