As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMMISSIONER
The Commissioner of the County Department of Social Services.
The Commissioner of the Department is hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to adopt, issue and promulgate such rules and regulations
as he or she shall deem necessary and appropriate to carry out and
fully implement this article. These rules and regulations shall include
the rules and procedures for terminating, suspending or reducing home
relief or TANF benefits based on a determination of fraudulent multiple
enrollment or ineligibility for such payment through such finger-imaging
identification.
This article shall apply to all pertinent applicants filing
for public assistance in Suffolk County occurring on or after the
effective date of this article, each of whom shall receive immediate
notice of the provisions of this article.
Any willful violation of §
221-13C of this article shall constitute an unclassified misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to one $1,000 and/or six months in jail. Each violation shall be deemed a separate offense.