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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" citation="COMAR 10.54.02.13" title_num="10" subtitle_num="54" chapter_num="02" heading="Claims and Penalties.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If the State agency determines through a review of a local agency's reports, program or financial analysis, monitoring, audit, or other means, that Program funds provided to a local agency for administrative and program services purposes were, through the local agency's negligence or fraud, misused or otherwise diverted from Program purposes, the State agency shall make a claim against the local agency.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The local agency shall pay the State agency a sum equal to the amount of misused or diverted administrative and program services funds and the face value of food misused or diverted instruments, or both.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>