Social Security Ruling (SSR) 83-21 “Title II: Person Convicted of a Felony” provides
a full discussion of the substantive requirements of the statutory provision, Public
Law (P.L.) 96-473, addressing the payment of Social Security benefits to certain persons
convicted of a felony. However, the Social Security Administration issued SSR 83-21
before the enactment of P.L. 98-21, which extended the benefit suspension provision
to all Title II beneficiaries. Public Law (P.L.) 96-473 and P.L. 98-21 provide that Title
II benefits are not payable to persons convicted of felonies under specific circumstances. See,
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DI 28065.000 Cases Involving Individuals Convicted of a Felony, and
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The field office (FO) identifies cases affected by this provision when they are able
to determine that the individual is charged with a felony, convicted of a felony,
or has a prison-related impairment. When the FO identifies one of these cases, the
FO will include an SSA-5002 (report of contact) containing information regarding conviction date, duration, if
there is a trial pending, etc.