New Hampshire Revised Statutes 167:17-d – Discontinuation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits
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I. Subject to the provisions of 7 C.F.R. § 273.16, or any subsequent amendments thereto, when a person receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits is convicted of a violation of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:17-b, the commissioner shall discontinue his or her assistance for a minimum period of 12 months upon the first conviction, 24 months upon the second conviction, and permanently upon the third conviction, unless the court orders that assistance be discontinued for longer periods of time after the first or second convictions.
II. In addition to any criminal penalties which may be imposed, a court of appropriate jurisdiction may discontinue the food stamps assistance of any person convicted of fraudulently using, presenting, transferring, acquiring, receiving, possessing, or altering food stamps for an additional period of up to 18 months, consecutive to that period of suspension mandated in paragraph I.
II. In addition to any criminal penalties which may be imposed, a court of appropriate jurisdiction may discontinue the food stamps assistance of any person convicted of fraudulently using, presenting, transferring, acquiring, receiving, possessing, or altering food stamps for an additional period of up to 18 months, consecutive to that period of suspension mandated in paragraph I.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 167:17-d
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9