- Be innin April 1
pe ple who buse the food t mp pro-
ram ill fa e stiffer penalti ssistant
Se retary of ti ulture ary C. Jarratt
id today.
Under thi ne policy individuals
f und uilty of third food tamp
offen will be perm nently barred from
the pro ram Jarratt id,
Tho found guilty of t 0 offen
ill be barred from the pro ram for
one ye r and tho ho bu th pro­
gram flr t time ill not receive food
mp for . months.
J IT tt ·d· e are determined to
fe u rd th food stamp pr ram
y goin after the people ho re abusing
the pro r m. e ant to mere
fo tamp doll rs re tar eted to tho
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Tony Dorsett
of beer t AnJbeutSel'·
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ntati� for the
tended th
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in proportion to
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people who are eli ible and truly need
food assistan e.
"This rule i one of number initia-
tive the department ha undert en to
combat fraud, aste and abuse in the
food stamp pr gram - a major commit­
ment of this administration.'
The penaltie will apply to all individ­
uals regardless of whether they ar
determined guilty of food mp abuse
t state or local dministrative disqualifi­
cation hearings or in courts of la
Jarratt said. They also pply to in­
dividuals ho m e false or misleading
tatement conceal or whitholds facts
m e other mi epre ntations or commit
any act that violates a tate food stamp
law.
Th ne rule will make it ea ier for
dr n
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households. Currently only the dis­
qualified individual is re ponsible for
repaying fr udulent overi nces. Under
the ne rule he household i 11 also be
held responsible for repayin the
benefit. The hou hold ill have the
option of repaying the overissu n e in
cash with food stamp coupons or
through a reduction in its m nthly food
amp allotment.
States may keep SO percent of the
amount collected on recipient fraud
claims and 25 percent of the amount
collected on inadvertent recipient error
claims. The provision are part of th
1981 Omnibus Reconciliation Act and
the 1982 Food Stamp Amendments.
la
Re ident and visitin motorists in
ichi an re reminded by the State
Police that ne toughened drunk driving
laws become effective in the state at
12:01 .m. ednesd y arch 30.
The new I w:
- ill allow for preliminary ro d­
side bre th te ring equipment that will
o ten ibly determine on the spot if a
driver i drunk accordin to the law.
-Institute the per law: This
means it is simply illegal to operate a
m tor vehicle after you ve had too much
to d rink even if you don t appear to be
under the influence. Bl d alcohol
content of .1 0 per ent or greater indi t­
in intoxi ation is the la . If the breath
test shows BAC to hav this re din
the 'per la y you are in violation.
- anadatory pre-sentence participat-
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the court may al require the per n
charged to parti ipate in an education
and/or treatment pr ram.
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