IC 12-20-5
    Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Township Trustee inAdministering Township Assistance

IC 12-20-5-1
Powers and duties
    Sec. 1. (a) The township trustee of each township is ex officio theadministrator of township assistance within the township.
    (b) The township trustee shall perform all duties with reference tothe poor of the township as prescribed by law.
    (c) A township trustee, in discharging the duties prescribed by thisarticle, is designated as the administrator of township assistance.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.21.

IC 12-20-5-2
Oversight and care
    Sec. 2. The township trustee, as administrator of townshipassistance, in each township is responsible for the oversight and careof all poor individuals in the township as long as the individualsremain in the trustee's charge. The township trustee shall see that theindividuals are properly taken care of in the manner required by law.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.22.

IC 12-20-5-3
Temporary relief
    Sec. 3. The township trustee, as administrator of townshipassistance, shall investigate and grant temporary relief as providedin IC 12-20-17-3.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.23.