10A NCAC 71U .0401. ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER (EBT) CARD REPLACEMENT FEE

(a)  Food Stamp households shall receive the first EBT card at no cost.

(b)  Food Stamp households that request a replacement EBT card shall be assessed a two dollars fifty cent ($2.50) fee.

(c)  The fee shall be deducted from the account of the Food Stamp household.

(d)  The fee shall be refunded if the EBT card:

(1)           was lost in the mail or damaged by the vendor prior to receipt by the Food Stamp household; or

(2)           is being replaced due to a name change on card; or

(3)           was lost due to a natural disaster such as a fire, flood, tornado or hurricane; or

(4)           was damaged by a retailer or vendor.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 108A-25; 143B-153; 7 U.S.C. 2016 (i)(8); 7 C.F.R. 274.12 (f)(5)(v);

Temporary Adoption Eff. August 1, 2000;

Eff. April 1, 2001.