<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:10:04:18 Ineligibility if property transferred, sold, or assigned for purposes of establishing eligibility.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:10:04:18"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:10:04:18 Ineligibility if property transferred, sold, or assigned for purposes of establishing eligibility."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:10:04:18.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ineligibility if property transferred, sold, or assigned for purposes of establishing eligibility.</b> An assistance unit is ineligible for assistance if it can be shown that a member of the assistance unit transferred, sold, or assigned a resource for the purpose of making the assistance unit eligible for assistance. The lookback period for a transfer, sale, or assignment is three months prior to the date of the application for assistance. In determining intent, the department considers the following factors:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The time period between the transfer, sale, or assignment of real or personal property and the time of the application for assistance; and</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Any information which would indicate that the transfer, sale, or assignment was made with the intent of making the assistance unit eligible for assistance.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any legal reservation retained by a member of the assistance unit in the transfer, sale, or assignment of real or personal property, such as life estates,&nbsp; interest payments, rental payments, or installment payments, is subject to the requirements of this chapter and the income requirements contained in chapter 67:10:03.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 24 SDR 24, effective August 31, 1997.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-3">28-7A-3(1)(3)(4).</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-3">28-7A-3(1)(3)(4).</A></p> </div> </body> </html>