(a) An intentional program violation (IPV) of the Transitional Employment Assistance Program is defined as an action by an individual for the purpose of establishing or maintaining the family’s eligibility for transitional employment assistance (TEA) or increasing or preventing a decrease in the amount of the grant that is intentionally:

1. (1) A false or misleading statement, misrepresentation, concealment, or withholding of facts; or
2. (2) Any act intended to mislead, misrepresent, conceal, or withhold facts or propound a falsity.

(b)

1. (1) An IPV determination can be made only through the administrative disqualification hearing process or by a court of law.
2. (2) County office staff will not make IPV determinations.