Nev. Admin. Code § 118B.Sec. 5 - NEW

1. The Division may recover from a recipient an amount not to exceed the assistance incorrectly paid to him or her if the recipient failed to report:

(a) Information required to be included in the application that the recipient knew at the time he or she signed the application; or

(b) Any change in his or her eligibility pursuant to NRS 118B.215, as amended by section 18 of Senate Bill No. 40, chapter 7, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 35.

2. Any person who knowingly, by any false pretense, false or misleading statement, impersonation or misrepresentation, obtains or attempts to obtain with the intent to cheat or defraud the Division assistance from the Account in an amount of $100 or more is personally liable for:

(a) Any assistance incorrectly paid to that person;

(b) The costs of any investigation conducted by the Division to determine whether that person received assistance incorrectly;

(c) Court costs;

(d) Attorney's fees; and

(e) A civil penalty of not more than $1,000.

3. The Division may bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 2 and shall deposit any money recovered with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 118B.Sec. 5

Added to NAC by Mfd. Housing Div. by R003-22A, eff. 12/15/2023

NRS 118B.024, 118B.215, as amended by section 18 of Senate Bill No. 40, chapter 7, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 35