---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 261.16"
title: "45"
number: "261.16"
heading: "Does the imposition of a penalty affect an individual's work requirement?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/261.16"
---

# §261.16. Does the imposition of a penalty affect an individual's work requirement?


A penalty imposed by a State against the family of an individual by reason of the failure of the individual to comply with a requirement under TANF shall not be construed to be a reduction in any wage paid to the individual.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 601, 602, 607, and 609; Pub. L. 109-171.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 17884, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted.