45 CFR § 286.235 - What penalties cannot be excused?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s286.235"
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title: "45 CFR § 286.235 - What penalties cannot be excused?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "286.235"
section_name: "What penalties cannot be excused?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "286"
part_name: "TRIBAL TANF PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 601, 604, and 612; Public Law 111-5."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 8530, Feb. 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "286"
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# 286.235 What penalties cannot be excused?

(a) The penalties that cannot be excused are:

(1) The penalty for failure to repay a Federal loan issued under section 406.

(2) The penalty for failure to replace any reduction in the TFAG resulting from other penalties that have been imposed.

(b) [Reserved]