1. (1) A person is guilty of a program violation if the person purposely or knowingly obtains weatherization assistance provided under Title 53, chapter 2, part 2, MCA, that the person is not entitled to receive, by means of:

   1. (a) a knowingly false statement, representation, or impersonation; or
   2. (b) a fraudulent scheme or device.
2. (2) If a person appears to have committed a program violation, the local contractor must report all facts of the matter to the Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau (IHSB) to determine if the case should be referred to the Office of Inspector General, Program Compliance Bureau (PCB). The PCB may refer the matter to the Department of Justice or the county attorney of the county in which the person resides for further action.

Authorizing statute(s): 53-2-201, 90-4-201, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 90-4-201, 90-4-202, MCA

History: NEW, 1982 MAR p. 1309, Eff. 7/1/82; TRANS, from SRS, 1998 MAR p. 2061; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 3635, Eff. 11/28/02; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 2197, Eff. 11/25/17; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 1874, Eff. 9/24/22.