8 USC § 1625 - Authorization for verification of eligibility for State and local public benefits
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identifier: "/us/usc/t8/s1625"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "8 USC § 1625 - Authorization for verification of eligibility for State and local public benefits"
title_number: 8
title_name: "ALIENS AND NATIONALITY"
section_number: "1625"
section_name: "Authorization for verification of eligibility for State and local public benefits"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 104–193, title IV, § 413, as added Pub. L. 105–33, title V, § 5307(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 602.)"
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# § 1625. Authorization for verification of eligibility for State and local public benefits
section 1621(c) of this title
A State or political subdivision of a State is authorized to require an applicant for State and local public benefits (as defined in ) to provide proof of eligibility.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 104–193, title IV, § 413, as added Pub. L. 105–33, title V, § 5307(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 602.)
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
Section effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the enactment of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1997 Amendment note under .