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Vehicles
Regulation - All vehicles are excluded.
Transfer of Resources
Regulation [63-501.6]
Deny or discontinue CalFresh to any household if a member of that household (including an illegal noncitizen or disqualified person) has:
- Transferred resources to qualify for or remain eligible for benefits.
- The amount of the transferred resource added to other resources would result in ineligibility.
- Transferred resources three months prior to application or while currently in receipt of benefits.
Transfer of Resources Exceptions
The following transfers do not affect eligibility:
- Resources which are transferred for reasons other than qualifying for CalFresh.
- Resources transferred between members of the same household.
- Resources which are sold or traded at or near fair market value.
- Resources which are exempt for CalFresh eligibility.
NOA
Households which are determined to have transferred resources for the purpose of qualifying for CalFresh must be denied. The denial NOA must contain:
- The reason for disqualification.
- The length of disqualification period.
Disqualification Period
Begin the disqualification period for a:
- New applicant household in the month when the transfer of funds is discovered.
- Continuing household on the first of the month after a 10-day NOA is sent.
To determine the length of the disqualification period, first calculate the amount which exceeds the resource limit as follows:
Nonexempt transferred resources
+ Other countable resources
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= Resource total
– Resource limit for household
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= Amount which exceeds resource limit
Once the amount in excess is determined, match it to the number of months listed under Period of Disqualification in the chart below.
| Amount in excess of resource limit | Period of Disqualification |
| $0 - 249.99 | 1 month |
| 250 - 999.99 | 3 months |
| 1000 - 2999.99 | 6 months |
| 3000 - 4999.99 | 9 months |
| 5000 + | 12 months |
A one-person household with a $1,750 bank account transferred ownership of stock worth $1250. The value of the transferred asset would have exceeded the $2,000 resource limit by $750 as shown below. Based on the chart above, these household will be disqualified for three months.
$1,750 Bank account
+ 1250 Countable stock value
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$3000 Total resources
-2,250 Resource limit
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$750 Amount in excess of resource limit
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