1. (a) Each regular monthly bonus will be accompanied by a validation form. To receive a bonus for the month specified on the validation form, a recipient shall

   1. (1) comply with the information requirements specified on the form and with the signature requirements of 2 AAC 40.160 and return the validation form to the administrator no later than the date specified on the form;
   2. (2) comply with an alternative certification process approved by the administrator;
   3. (3) comply with the reinstatement provisions of 2 AAC 40.130; or
   4. (4) be approved by the administrator for remote status in accordance with (b) of this section.
2. (b) A recipient who lives in an area that is without regular mail service may apply to the administrator for a waiver of the monthly validation requirement. If the administrator determines the recipient is entitled to the waiver, the recipient shall return a completed validation form not later than 90 days after the date of issue of the warrant which it accompanies.
3. (c) The administrator will not make a regular bonus payment to a recipient who fails to comply with (a) of this section. Instead of payment, the administrator will notify a recipient who fails to comply with (a) of this section and request information to certify the recipient's qualification for a bonus. If a recipient fails to certify his or her qualification for a bonus within 60 days after the date of the regularly scheduled mailing of a bonus, the recipient is not entitled to a bonus for the period specified in the notification. Payment of pertinent bonuses will, in the administrator's discretion, be delayed until the next regularly scheduled mailing.
4. (d) The administrator will notify a recipient upon the second and third consecutive failure to validate qualification for a monthly bonus. The third notice will indicate that it is the final notice the recipient will receive before termination under 2 AAC 40.140(b)(1).
5. (e) Making false statements on a validation form or using a second party to forward a validation form outside Alaska is cause for permanent disqualification under 2 AAC 40.110.

(Eff. 9/13/81, Register 79; am 12/1/90, Register 117)

Authority: AS 47.45.020, AS 47.45.040, AS 47.45.080, AS 47.45.100