There is an outstanding felony warrant for the person by a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, and the underlying cause for the warrant is for committing or attempting to commit a crime that is a felony under the law of the place from which the person is fleeing.

AND

The person is aware of, or should reasonably have been able to expect that, the felony warrant has already or would have been issued. Examples of awareness or reasonable expectation of the issuing of a warrant include, but are not limited to, violating the terms of a restraining order, committing an act that often results in a felony charge and conviction, and receipt of notice from a court or law enforcement about a felony conviction or incarceration.

AND

The person has taken some action to avoid being arrested or jailed. Examples of avoiding arrest or jail include, but are not limited to, an attempted arrest, convincing family, or friends to lie about the person’s location to law enforcement seeking to put them into custody or there is evidence from a law enforcement officer that a person left a jurisdiction after a court appearance.

AND

The Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency is actively seeking the person. Actively seeking means that a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency intends to enforce an outstanding felony warrant or to arrest a person for the probation or parole violation within 30 days of when the county or Tribal Nation requests information about the warrant. If the law enforcement agency does not intend to enforce an outstanding felony warrant or arrest a person within 30 days, the person is not considered a fleeing felon. Document this information in case notes. If the law enforcement agency intends to enforce the felony warrant or arrest the person for the probation or parole violation within 30 days of the date of the information is requested by the country or Tribal Nation, postpone taking any action on the case until the 30-day period has expired.

- Once the 30-day period has expired, verify with the law enforcement agency whether it has attempted to execute the felony warrant. If they have taken action, deny the applicant, or remove the person who meets the criteria for fleeing felon status, or if a 1-person household close the case for the next available month, allowing for 10-day notice. If the law enforcement agency has not taken any action within 30 days, do not consider the person a fleeing felon. Document this information in case notes and take no further action on the case. See TE02.08.187 (Fleeing Felons) and TE02.08.129 (Entering SNAP Disqualifications).

When processing an application for a previously disqualified fleeing felon contact the local law enforcement agency or fraud investigator to verify if the person is still in violation. If the person is no longer in violation end the previous disqualification in the month the violation was cured or a date prior to the new application date.