{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-46-297.01","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 46-297.01","heading":"Electronic benefit transfer cards; replacements; out\u001eof\u001estate spending; fraud investigation","body":"A. The department shall send each recipient who requests two replacement cards within a twelve-month period a letter informing the recipient that another request will initiate an investigation by the department to determine whether there is fraud. If a third-party vendor is administering replacement cards directly to recipients, the vendor shall notify the department after a recipient requests a second replacement card in a twelve-month period and makes any subsequent request thereafter.\n\nB. After a recipient's request for a third replacement card within any twelve-month period, and any subsequent request thereafter, the department shall schedule an interview with the recipient and, if the department has been granted a waiver, determine whether there is fraud before issuing a new card. The recipient's request for a fourth replacement card requires the department to schedule an interview with the recipient to determine whether there is fraud before issuing a new card. The department shall request any necessary federal waivers to comply with this section.\n\nC. If a recipient uses more than ten percent of the recipient's electronic benefit transfer card balance in a six-month period on out-of-state purchases, the department shall schedule an interview with the recipient to determine whether there is fraud.","path":["Title 46 Welfare"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/46/00297-01.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"b202d23cb9e6189be20c8b1d1e741d106281b87639cd9226e37bba1d22db7da7","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-46-297","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-46-297.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}