{"data":{"id":"us-va/22vac40-35-110","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"22VAC40-35-110","heading":"Sanctions","body":"Local departments of social services shall be authorized to sanction participants in the  TANF Program up to the full amount of the  TANF grant for noncompliance, without good cause as defined by the  State Plan, as follows:\n\n1. A participant assigned to the Full Employment Program who does not work the required hours will only be paid for the actual hours worked. Participants that are terminated from FEP by the employer due to problems with attendance or performance or both will be sanctioned the full amount of the  TANF grant.\n\n2. A recipient assigned to VIEW who is determined to be in noncompliance with the VIEW Program shall be sanctioned as follows:\n\na. For the first offense, the full amount of  TANF benefits for the family shall be suspended for at least one calendar month or until the individual complies with the program requirements, whichever is longer.\n\nb. For the second offense, the full amount of  TANF benefits for the family shall be suspended for at least three calendar months or until the individual complies with the program requirements, whichever is longer.\n\nc. For the third or subsequent offenses, the full amount of  TANF benefits for the family shall be suspended for at least six calendar months or until the individual complies with the program requirements, whichever is longer.","path":["Title 22. Social Services","Agency 40. Department of Social Services","Chapter 35. Virginia Independence Program","Part III. Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW)"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency40/chapter35/section110/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:44Z","sha256":"ad6bdfac49719c250dbf8593fd788cc0ed3c4ba70b96e593d19f242d87187089","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/22vac40-35-100","next":"us-va/22vac40-35-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}