Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-5-313

  • Area manager: means the director or manager of the county or area office of the department of human services. See Tennessee Code 71-5-303
  • County office: means the county office of the department of human services in the county where the applicant or recipient resides and in which county a food stamp program is currently in operation. See Tennessee Code 71-5-303
  • Department: means the department of human services. See Tennessee Code 71-5-303
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Recipient: means any person who has been determined to be eligible to receive benefits under this part and who has received such benefits. See Tennessee Code 71-5-303
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

If at any time during the certification for food stamp assistance, the recipient becomes possessed of any property, real or personal, or income in excess of the amount stated in the recipient’s application for such assistance or transfers any of the recipient’s property, real or personal, it shall be the duty of the recipient to immediately notify the area manager of the local county office of the department of the transfer, receipt or possession of such property or income. Any food stamp assistance paid after the recipient has come into possession of property, real or personal, or income, or, if it is determined that a recipient possessed property or income in an amount greater than that stated in the recipient’s application, or has transferred any of the recipient’s property, real or personal, that renders the recipient ineligible to receive such assistance under the rules and regulations of the department, the full amount of such assistance shall be recoverable in a suit by the state as a debt due the state.

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