Violations | 1st Instance | 2nd Instance | Subsequent Instances |
Attempting to redeem a food instrument for unauthorized foods or formula. | Notice of violation | Notice of violation | 6-month disqualification |
Redeeming a food instrument for unauthorized foods or formula. | Notice of violation and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim |
| 1-year disqualification and claim if claim is $100 or more | | |
Attempting to return foods purchased with a food instrument to a WIC vendor in exchange for money, credit, a different food or food in excess of those on the food instrument. | Notice of violation | Notice of violation | 6-month disqualification |
Returning foods purchased with a food instrument to a WIC vendor in exchange for money, credit, a different food, or food in excess of those on the food instrument. | Notice of violation and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim |
1-year disqualification and claim if claim is $100 or more | | |
Redeeming a food instrument reported as lost or stolen, and then replaced. | Notice of violation and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim |
1-year disqualification and claim if claim is $100 or more | | |
Destruction of vendor, farmer or local agency property during a WIC transaction or visit. | Notice of violation if replacement or repair cost is less than $100 | 1-year disqualification | 1-year disqualification |
| 6-month disqualification if replacement or repair cost is $100 or more | | |
| Note: Replacement or repair cost will be determined by affected vendor, farmer or local agency | | |
Destruction of state agency property during a WIC visit. | Notice of violation and claim if claim is less than $100 | 1-year disqualification | 1-year disqualification |
| 1-year disqualification and claim if claim is $100 or more | | |
Altering a food instrument. | 6-month disqualification and claim if claim is less than $100 | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim |
| 1-year disqualification and claim if claim is $100 or more | | |
Making false or misleading statements or deliberately misrepresenting, concealing or withholding facts to obtain or increase benefits. | Notice of violation and claim if claim is less than $100 | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim |
1-year disqualification and claim if claim is $100 or more | | |
Participating in and spending WIC food instruments from one or more than one WIC clinic during the same time period (dual participation). | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim |
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Threatening to harm or physically harming clinic, farmer or vendor staff during a WIC visit. | 6-month disqualification | 1-year disqualification | 1-year disqualification |
Failure to comply with department or local agency request for information during an investigation. | 1-year disqualification | 1-year disqualification | 1-year disqualification |
Selling, attempting to sell, exchanging, attempting to exchange, or allowing another person to sell food instrument or exchange food or formula purchased with a food instrument for cash, credit, merchandise, favors, or other nonfood items (trafficking) verbally, in print, or online through websites or social media. | Notice of violation and claim if claim is less than $100 1-year disqualification and claim if claim is $100 or more | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim |
Theft of a food instrument by a WIC participant. | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim | 1-year disqualification and claim |