Section 357.539 - Court Actions in Relation to Administrative Disqualification(a) The temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) and food stamp federal regulations provide for a court of appropriate jurisdiction to order an individual disqualified from participating in the program for the time periods described in § 79.1917 of this title (relating to Effect of an Administrative Determination of Intentional Program Violation).(b) The state, a political subdivision of the state, or the United States may serve as prosecutor or plaintiff.(c) If the court fails to impose a disqualification period on a household member who committed an intentional program violation, the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) imposes one of the penalties described in § 79.1917 of this title (relating to Effect of an Administrative Determination of Intentional Program Violation). DHS imposes the appropriate penalty unless the court order prohibits the penalty.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 357.539
The provisions of §357.539 adopted to be effective February 1, 1994, 18 TexReg 9857; Amended to be effective September 14, 1998, 23 TexReg 9410; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 9013