WIC §17015: (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the board of supervisors of each county or the agency authorized by county charter may deny eligibility for aid under this part to any person who is found by a federal

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the board of supervisors of each county or the agency authorized by county charter may deny eligibility for aid under this part to any person who is found by a federal or state court, or pursuant to a special administrative hearing meeting the requirements of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, including any determination made on the basis of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, to have done any of the following acts for the purpose of establishing or maintaining the family’s eligibility for aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3, Article 5 (commencing with Section 12200) of Chapter 3 of Part 3, or Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6, or increasing, or preventing a reduction in, the amount of that aid: (1) Making a false or misleading statement or misrepresenting, concealing, or withholding facts. (2) Committing any act intended to mislead, misrepresent, conceal, or withhold facts or propound a falsity. (b) A period of ineligibility imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be limited to the period of ineligibility imposed by the court or administrative agency in the procedure described in subdivision (a).