§ 46-201 Application for assistance; notice of penalties
§ 46-202 Rules
§ 46-203 Investigation of application; witnesses; financial institutions
§ 46-204 Granting of assistance; notice to applicant; award; certification to department of administration; reimbursement
§ 46-205 Appeal to state department from denial of application or failure of the local office to act; consideration by state department on own motion
§ 46-206 Payment of assistance; authority of department of administration; limitation upon payment from state funds; methods of payment
§ 46-207 Grant plus income; uniform assistance plan; amount of assistance
§ 46-207.01 Temporary assistance for needy families; amount of cash assistance
§ 46-208 Nontransferability and nonassignability of assistance; exemption from process
§ 46-209 Residence in state after assistance granted; basis for discontinuance of payments to recipients of assistance
§ 46-210 Effect on domicile of absence while in military service
§ 46-211 Periodic reconsideration and change in amount of assistance
§ 46-212 Assistance subject to amendment of law
§ 46-213 Duty of recipient to notify department of change in status; recovery of excess assistance paid; violation; classification
§ 46-214 Fee for representing applicant or recipient in civil proceeding under article prohibited
§ 46-215 Welfare fraud; program disqualification; classification
§ 46-216 Violation; classification
§ 46-219 Supplemental nutrition assistance program; eligibility after conviction; drug testing; rules

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 46 > Chapter 2 > Article 1 - Procedure to Claim Assistance

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Applicant: means a person who has applied for assistance or services under this title, or a person who has applied for assistance or services under this title and who has custody of a dependent child. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Assistance: means payments in cash or kind to or on behalf of a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Assistance unit: means those members of a needy family, as prescribed by the department in rule, or a child only case, that meets the nonfinancial eligibility criteria for cash assistance and whose needs and other circumstances are considered as a whole to determine a cash assistance benefit amount. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Director: means the director of the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • Federal poverty level: means the poverty guidelines that are issued by the United States department of health and human services pursuant to section 673(2) of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981 and that are reported annually in the federal register. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Recipient: means a person who receives assistance or services under the provisions of this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Services: includes social casework, rehabilitation counseling and similar services rendered to a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Temporary assistance for needy families: means assistance granted under section 403 of title IV of the social security act as it exists after August 21, 1996. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Vendor payment: means any payment to a person other than the recipient on his behalf. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215