IC 12-20-1-1 Purpose of article
Sec. 1. The purpose of this article is to provide necessary and
prompt relief to the citizens and residents of Indiana. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IC 12-20-1-2 Construction of article
Sec. 2. This article shall be liberally construed so that the article's
purposes and policies may be accomplished as equitably and
expeditiously as possible. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IC 12-20-1-3 Additional county auditor clerical help
Sec. 3. (a) Each county auditor is entitled to reasonable additional
clerical help to carry out the auditor's responsibilities under this
article, as determined to be necessary by each county's fiscal body.
(b) The county fiscal body shall make an appropriation for the
payment of additional clerical help under this section. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IC 12-20-1-4 Township assistance profiteering; township assistance fraud
Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an attorney who is
admitted to practice law in Indiana.
(b) A person who receives any item of value from an applicant or
a recipient in connection with assisting that applicant or recipient in
obtaining township assistance commits township assistance
profiteering, a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) A person who unfairly profits from the:
(1) sale, lease, or rental of goods or shelter; or
(2) provision of services;
to a township assistance recipient commits township assistance
fraud, a Class D felony. For purposes of this subsection, a person
unfairly profits if the person receives payment from the township
trustee for goods or services that the person does not provide or the
person charges the township trustee more for the goods or services
than the person would charge members of the public.
(d) In addition to any other penalty imposed for a conviction
under subsection (c), a person who is convicted of township
assistance fraud is ineligible to participate in the township assistance
program for thirty (30) years after the date of the conviction. As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005,
SEC.10.
IC 12-20-1-5 References to "poor relief"; legal effect of name change
Sec. 5. (a) After June 30, 2005, a reference to "poor relief" in a
statute, a rule, an interim guideline, a contract, an application for
benefits, an eligibility standard, a tax levy, a fund, a bond issue or
another form of indebtedness, or any other legal document or order
shall be treated as a reference to "township assistance".
(b) The renaming of "poor relief" as "township assistance" does
not affect:
(1) any rights or liabilities accrued;
(2) any penalties incurred;
(3) any violations committed;
(4) any proceedings begun;
(5) any contract;
(6) any application for or standard of benefits;
(7) any tax levy;
(8) any fund;
(9) any bond issue or other form of indebtedness; or
(10) any legal document or order. As added by P.L.20-2010, SEC.7.
IC 12-20-1-1 Purpose of article
Sec. 1. The purpose of this article is to provide necessary and
prompt relief to the citizens and residents of Indiana. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IC 12-20-1-2 Construction of article
Sec. 2. This article shall be liberally construed so that the article's
purposes and policies may be accomplished as equitably and
expeditiously as possible. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IC 12-20-1-3 Additional county auditor clerical help
Sec. 3. (a) Each county auditor is entitled to reasonable additional
clerical help to carry out the auditor's responsibilities under this
article, as determined to be necessary by each county's fiscal body.
(b) The county fiscal body shall make an appropriation for the
payment of additional clerical help under this section. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IC 12-20-1-4 Township assistance profiteering; township assistance fraud
Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an attorney who is
admitted to practice law in Indiana.
(b) A person who receives any item of value from an applicant or
a recipient in connection with assisting that applicant or recipient in
obtaining township assistance commits township assistance
profiteering, a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) A person who unfairly profits from the:
(1) sale, lease, or rental of goods or shelter; or
(2) provision of services;
to a township assistance recipient commits township assistance
fraud, a Class D felony. For purposes of this subsection, a person
unfairly profits if the person receives payment from the township
trustee for goods or services that the person does not provide or the
person charges the township trustee more for the goods or services
than the person would charge members of the public.
(d) In addition to any other penalty imposed for a conviction
under subsection (c), a person who is convicted of township
assistance fraud is ineligible to participate in the township assistance
program for thirty (30) years after the date of the conviction. As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005,
SEC.10.
IC 12-20-1-5 References to "poor relief"; legal effect of name change
Sec. 5. (a) After June 30, 2005, a reference to "poor relief" in a
statute, a rule, an interim guideline, a contract, an application for
benefits, an eligibility standard, a tax levy, a fund, a bond issue or
another form of indebtedness, or any other legal document or order
shall be treated as a reference to "township assistance".
(b) The renaming of "poor relief" as "township assistance" does
not affect:
(1) any rights or liabilities accrued;
(2) any penalties incurred;
(3) any violations committed;
(4) any proceedings begun;
(5) any contract;
(6) any application for or standard of benefits;
(7) any tax levy;
(8) any fund;
(9) any bond issue or other form of indebtedness; or
(10) any legal document or order. As added by P.L.20-2010, SEC.7.
IC 12-20-1-1 Purpose of article
Sec. 1. The purpose of this article is to provide necessary and
prompt relief to the citizens and residents of Indiana. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IC 12-20-1-2 Construction of article
Sec. 2. This article shall be liberally construed so that the article's
purposes and policies may be accomplished as equitably and
expeditiously as possible. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IC 12-20-1-3 Additional county auditor clerical help
Sec. 3. (a) Each county auditor is entitled to reasonable additional
clerical help to carry out the auditor's responsibilities under this
article, as determined to be necessary by each county's fiscal body.
(b) The county fiscal body shall make an appropriation for the
payment of additional clerical help under this section. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IC 12-20-1-4 Township assistance profiteering; township assistance fraud
Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an attorney who is
admitted to practice law in Indiana.
(b) A person who receives any item of value from an applicant or
a recipient in connection with assisting that applicant or recipient in
obtaining township assistance commits township assistance
profiteering, a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) A person who unfairly profits from the:
(1) sale, lease, or rental of goods or shelter; or
(2) provision of services;
to a township assistance recipient commits township assistance
fraud, a Class D felony. For purposes of this subsection, a person
unfairly profits if the person receives payment from the township
trustee for goods or services that the person does not provide or the
person charges the township trustee more for the goods or services
than the person would charge members of the public.
(d) In addition to any other penalty imposed for a conviction
under subsection (c), a person who is convicted of township
assistance fraud is ineligible to participate in the township assistance
program for thirty (30) years after the date of the conviction. As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005,
SEC.10.
IC 12-20-1-5 References to "poor relief"; legal effect of name change
Sec. 5. (a) After June 30, 2005, a reference to "poor relief" in a
statute, a rule, an interim guideline, a contract, an application for
benefits, an eligibility standard, a tax levy, a fund, a bond issue or
another form of indebtedness, or any other legal document or order
shall be treated as a reference to "township assistance".
(b) The renaming of "poor relief" as "township assistance" does
not affect:
(1) any rights or liabilities accrued;
(2) any penalties incurred;
(3) any violations committed;
(4) any proceedings begun;
(5) any contract;
(6) any application for or standard of benefits;
(7) any tax levy;
(8) any fund;
(9) any bond issue or other form of indebtedness; or
(10) any legal document or order. As added by P.L.20-2010, SEC.7.
