<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:10:07:03 Determination of mismanagement.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:10:07:03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:10:07:03 Determination of mismanagement."> <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"> <title>CHAPTER 67:10:07</title> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:10:07:03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Determination of mismanagement.</b> Except for §§&nbsp;67:10:07:06 and 67:10:07:10, the department must determine that the payee has mismanaged the assistance payment to such an extent that allowing the payee to continue managing the grant would be a threat to the health and safety of the child. Evidence of mismanagement may include any of the following:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Failure to meet two or more rental or mortgage payments within the previous 14 months;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Nonpayment of other bills;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Persistent or deliberate failure to meet obligations for food, clothing, school supplies, or other essentials; or</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Continued expenditures for alcoholic beverages or other nonessentials.</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(7).</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(7).</A></p> </div> </body> </html>