Federal Student Financial Aid Penalties for Drug Law Violations

In general: A student who is convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance for conduct that occurred during a period of enrollment for which the student was receiving any grant, loan, or work assistance under this subchapter shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance under this subchapter from the date of that conviction for the period of time specified in the following table:

If convicted of an offense involving:

The possession of a controlled substance	Ineligibility period is
First offense	1 year
Second offense	2 years
Third offense	Indefinite
The sale of a controlled substance	Ineligibility period is
First offense	2 years
Second offense	Indefinite

 

Information provided by 20 U.S. Code § 1091.Student eligibility.