{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-264.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 264.3","heading":"How can a State avoid a penalty for failure to comply with the five-year limit?","body":"(a) We will not impose the penalty if the State demonstrates to our satisfaction that it had reasonable cause for failing to comply with the five-year limit on Federal assistance or it achieves compliance under a corrective compliance plan, pursuant to §§ 262.5 and 262.6 of this chapter.\n(b) In addition, we will determine a State has reasonable cause if it demonstrates that it failed to comply with the five-year limit on Federal assistance because of federally recognized good cause domestic violence waivers provided to victims of domestic violence in accordance with provisions of subpart B of part 260.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 264—OTHER ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS","Subpart A—What Specific Rules Apply for Other Program Penalties?"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"becf65788d26ecb3e4014c2813566c856a049baab2f4e819d32db1b87c83fa43","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-264.2","next":"us/45-cfr-264.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}