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2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-12. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-3-4(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.164; P.L.5-1993, SEC.177; P.L.61-1993, SEC.61; P.L.1-1994, SEC.68. Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.804.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-13. Power to Sue and Be Sued; Rights, Powers, and Duties Necessary to Administer Act; Filing of Suits; Notices and Summonses

Sec. 13. (a) A county office may sue and be sued under the name of "The Office of Family Resources of _____________ County".
(b) The county office has all other rights and powers and shall perform all other duties necessary to administer this chapter.
(c) A suit brought against a county office may be filed in any circuit or superior court with jurisdiction in the area served by the county office.
(d) A notice or summons in a suit brought against the county office must be served on the county director. It is not required to name the individual employees of the county office as either plaintiff or defendant.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-3-6(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.165; P.L.5-1993, SEC.178; P.L.146-2008, SEC.401; P.L.44-2009, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-14. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-3-6(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.166; P.L.5-1993, SEC.179; P.L.273-1999, SEC.91. Repealed by P.L.145-2006, SEC.376.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-15. Gifts, Devises, and Bequests of Personal Property; Investment; Special Fund; Expenditures

Sec. 15. (a) The division may receive and administer a gift, devise, or bequest of personal property, including the income from real property, that is to or for the benefit of an individual receiving payments or services through a county office.
(b) The division shall establish a special fund or an account in a trust fund for the money received under this section. The expenses of administering the fund or account shall be paid from money in the fund or account. The money may not be commingled with money received from taxation.
(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund or account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund or account in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund or account.
(d) Money in the fund or account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(e) Subject to the approval of the judge or the court of the county having probate jurisdiction, money in the fund or account may be expended by the division in any manner consistent with the purposes of the fund or account created under this section and with the intention of the donor.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-3-6(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.167; P.L.5-1993, SEC.180; P.L.146-2008, SEC.402; P.L.44-2009, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-16. Receipt and Administration of Money Available to or for the Benefit of Persons Receiving Payments or Services

Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to money appropriated by the general assembly, including any federal grant.
(b) The family resources trust clearance fund is established to administer money available to or for the benefit of an individual receiving payments or services through a county office. The fund shall be administered by the division. Separate accounts in the fund shall be established, as appropriate, to carry out the purposes of the donors of the money deposited in the fund.
(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(d) Money in the fund may not be commingled with any other fund or with money received from taxation. The money may be expended by the county office in any manner consistent with the following:
(1) The purpose of the fund or with the intention of the donor of the money.
(2) Indiana law.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-3-6(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.168; P.L.5-1993, SEC.181; P.L.273-1999, SEC.92; P.L.146-2008, SEC.403; P.L.44-2009, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-17. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-3-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.169; P.L.5-1993, SEC.182. Repealed by P.L.273-1999, SEC.124.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-18. Designation of Responsible Person to Act for and Receive Assistance on Behalf of Applicant or Recipient; Fee for Services

Sec. 18. (a) After petition to and with the approval of the judge of a court of the county where an applicant for or recipient of public assistance resides, a county office may take the actions described in subsection (b) if:
(1) an applicant for public assistance is physically or mentally incapable of completing an application for assistance; or
(2) a recipient of public assistance:
(A) is incapable of managing the recipient's affairs; or
(B) refuses to:
(i) take care of the recipient's money properly; or
(ii) comply with the director of the division's rules and policies.
(b) If the conditions of subsection (a) are satisfied, the county office may designate a responsible person to do the following:
(1) Act for the applicant or recipient.
(2) Receive on behalf of the recipient the assistance the recipient is eligible to receive under any of the following:
(A) This chapter.
(B) IC 12-10-6.
(C) IC 12-14-1 through IC 12-14-3.
(D) IC 12-14-5 through IC 12-14-8.
(E) IC 12-14-13 through IC 12-14-19.
(F) IC 12-15.
(G) IC 16-35-2.
(c) A fee for services provided under this section may be paid to the responsible person in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10) each month. The fee may be allowed:
(1) in the monthly assistance award; or
(2) by vendor payment if the fee would cause the amount of assistance to be increased beyond the maximum amount permitted by statute.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-3-11(a), (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.2-1993, SEC.111; P.L.4-1993, SEC.170; P.L.5-1993, SEC.183; P.L.273-1999, SEC.93; P.L.145-2006, SEC.108; P.L.146-2008, SEC.404; P.L.44-2009, SEC.25; P.L.210-2015, SEC.58; P.L.84-2016, SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-19. Persons Who May Be Designated Under Ic 12-19-1-18; Costs of Appointment Proceedings

Sec. 19. (a) A responsible person approved under section 18 of this chapter preferably must be a relative or friend of good moral character whose interest is limited to the well-being of the applicant or recipient. However, the responsible person may not be any of the following:
(1) An employee of the county office.
(2) The superintendent of a county home.
(3) A person directly or indirectly financially connected with a health facility or an institution giving care to the recipient.
(4) A person directly or indirectly connected with the operation of a health facility or an institution giving care to the recipient.
(b) Costs may not be charged by a person or public official in proceedings concerning the appointment of a responsible person under section 18 of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-3-11(c), (d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.171; P.L.5-1993, SEC.184; P.L.146-2008, SEC.405; P.L.44-2009, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-20. Responsible Persons; Financial Reports; Termination of Powers; Use of Assistance Money Received

Sec. 20. (a) A responsible person appointed under section 18 of this chapter shall make financial reports concerning the services provided by the responsible person at the time and in the manner prescribed by the court. A responsible person shall account to the court at least one (1) time every two (2) years. The court may make rules regulating the administration and accounting of money paid to a responsible person.
(b) The powers of a responsible person, other than the filing of a final account for the approval of the court, terminate on the appointment of a guardian for the recipient.
(c) Public assistance money received by a responsible person shall be used solely for the benefit of the recipient or the recipient's dependents.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-3-11(e), (f).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-21. Property Tax Levies Prohibited

Sec. 21. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, after December 31, 1999, a county may not impose any of the following:
(1) A property tax levy for a county welfare fund.
(2) A property tax levy for a county welfare administration fund.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, after December 31, 2008, a county may not impose any of the following:
(1) A property tax levy for a county medical assistance to wards fund.
(2) A property tax levy for a county family and children's services fund.
(3) A property tax levy for a children's psychiatric residential treatment services fund.
(4) A property tax levy for a children with special health care needs county fund.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.62. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.406.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 1. County Offices of Family Resources › 12-19-1-22. Bonds and Loans Considered General Obligations of Counties

Sec. 22. Each official and body responsible for the levying of taxes for the county must ensure that sufficient levies are made to meet the principal and interest on all bonds issued and loans made under this article before January 1, 2009, at the time fixed for the payment of the principal and interest, without regard to any other statute. If an official or a body fails or refuses to make or allow a sufficient levy required by this section, the bonds and loans and the interest on the bonds and loans shall be payable out of the county general fund without appropriation.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.407.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 2. General Provisions › 12-19-2-1. Bonds Required of Officers or Other Persons; Premiums; Payment

Sec. 1. Unless expressly prohibited by law, the premiums on all bonds that an officer or other person is required to execute under this article shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the division are paid out of the appropriation for fixed charges.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-4-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.172; P.L.5-1993, SEC.185; P.L.146-2008, SEC.408.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 2. General Provisions › 12-19-2-2. Officers and Employees; Personal Liability

Sec. 2. The following are not personally liable, except to the state, for an official act done or omitted in connection with the performance of duties under this article:
(1) The director of the division.
(2) Officers and employees of the division.
(3) Officers and employees of a county office.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-4-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.173; P.L.5-1993, SEC.186; P.L.234-2005, SEC.46; P.L.146-2008, SEC.409; P.L.44-2009, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 2. General Provisions › 12-19-2-3. Officers and Employees; Administration of Oaths and Affirmations

Sec. 3. An officer or employee of:
(1) the division; or
(2) a county office;
may administer oaths and affirmations required to carry out the purposes of this article or of any other statute imposing duties on the county office.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-4-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.174; P.L.5-1993, SEC.187; P.L.234-2005, SEC.47; P.L.146-2008, SEC.410; P.L.44-2009, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 2. General Provisions › 12-19-2-4. Nepotism; Persons Ineligible for Positions in Division

Sec. 4. A person who is related to the director of the division in the following manner is not eligible for a position in the division:
(1) Husband or wife.
(2) Father or mother.
(3) Son or daughter.
(4) Son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
(5) Brother or sister.
(6) Niece or nephew.
(7) Uncle or aunt.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-4-5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 2. General Provisions › 12-19-2-5. Nepotism; Ineligible Persons

Sec. 5. A person who is related to a county director in the following manner is not eligible for a position in the county office:
(1) Husband or wife.
(2) Father or mother.
(3) Son or daughter.
(4) Son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
(5) Brother or sister.
(6) Niece or nephew.
(7) Uncle or aunt.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-4-5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.175; P.L.5-1993, SEC.188; P.L.146-2008, SEC.411; P.L.44-2009, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 2. General Provisions › 12-19-2-6. Nepotism; Compensation Prohibited

Sec. 6. A person prohibited under section 5 of this chapter from employment with a county office may not receive compensation for services performed for the county office from appropriations made by the state or by the county.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-4-5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.176; P.L.5-1993, SEC.189; P.L.146-2008, SEC.412; P.L.44-2009, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 3. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations:
12-19-3-1formerly 12-1-11-1 part12-19-3-2formerly 12-1-11-1 part12-19-3-3formerly 12-1-11-2 part12-19-3-4formerly 12-1-11-2 part12-19-3-5formerly 12-1-11-2 part12-19-3-6formerly 12-1-11-2 part12-19-3-7formerly 12-1-11-2 part12-19-3-8formerly 12-1-11-3(a)12-19-3-9formerly 12-1-11-3(b)12-19-3-10formerly 12-1-11-4 part12-19-3-11formerly 12-1-11-4 part12-19-3-12formerly 12-1-11-5(a)12-19-3-13formerly 12-1-11-5(b)12-19-3-14formerly 12-1-11-5(c)12-19-3-15formerly 12-1-11-5(d)12-19-3-16formerly 12-1-11-6 part12-19-3-17formerly 12-1-11-6 part12-19-3-18formerly 12-1-11-6 part12-19-3-19formerly 12-1-11-712-19-3-20formerly 12-1-11-8 part12-19-3-21formerly 12-1-11-8 part12-19-3-22formerly 12-1-11-9 part12-19-3-23formerly 12-1-11-9-part12-19-3-24formerly 12-1-11-9 part12-19-3-25formerly 12-1-11-1012-19-3-26formerly 12-1-11-1112-19-3-27formerly 12-1-11-1212-19-3-28formerly 12-1-11-13(a)12-19-3-29formerly 12-1-11-13(b)12-19-3-30formerly 12-1-11-13(c), (d).]
Repealed by P.L.273-1999, SEC.66.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 4. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations:
12-19-4-1formerly 12-1-11.1-1 part12-19-4-2formerly 12-1-11.1-1 part12-19-4-3formerly 12-1-11.1-212-19-4-4formerly 12-1-11.1-312-19-4-5formerly 12-1-11.1-4.]
Repealed by P.L.273-1999, SEC.66.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 5. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations:
12-19-5-1formerly 12-1-11.5-112-19-5-2formerly 12-1-11.5-212-19-5-3formerly 12-1-11.5-312-19-5-4formerly 12-1-11.5-4(a) part12-19-5-5formerly 12-1-11.5-4(a) part, (b) part12-19-5-6formerly 12-1-11.5-4(b) part12-19-5-7formerly 12-1-11.5-512-19-5-8formerly 12-1-11.5-612-19-5-9formerly 12-1-11.5-712-19-5-10formerly 12-1-11.5-8(a), (c) part12-19-5-11formerly 12-1-11.5-8(b), (c) part12-19-5-12formerly 12-1-11.5-9.]
Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.806.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 19. County Welfare Administration and Financing › Chapter 6. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations:
12-19-6-1formerly 12-1-18-2 part12-19-6-2formerly 12-1-18-2 part12-19-6-3formerly 12-1-18-2 part12-19-6-4formerly 12-1-7-4912-19-6-5formerly 12-1-7-53(a) part.]
Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.804.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 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.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-34 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 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.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: 12-2-1-34 part; 12-2-1-39 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 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.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-31(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 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 Level 6 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; P.L.158-2013, SEC.180.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 12-20-1-6. Payment of Claims Under Prior Law

Sec. 6. A valid claim:
(1) for goods or services provided; and
(2) not paid;
under IC 12-2 (before its repeal) shall be paid under the corresponding provision of this article.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.270.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 2. Legal Actions Involving Township Trustee › 12-20-2-1. Township as Real Party in Interest

Sec. 1. A suit or proceeding in favor of or against a township trustee concerning township assistance shall be conducted in favor of or against the township in the township's corporate name.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 2. Legal Actions Involving Township Trustee › 12-20-2-2. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-34 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 3. Office of Township Trustee › 12-20-3-1. Jurisdiction of Division of Family Resources; Investigations; Reports

Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee is not under the jurisdiction of the division of family resources.
(b) The division of family resources:
(1) may not subject a township trustee to investigation concerning the trustee's official duties; and
(2) has no authority to make a report with reference to the official duties of a township trustee.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-20-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.111.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 3. Office of Township Trustee › 12-20-3-2. Governor's Powers

Sec. 2. The governor may not do any of the following:
(1) Hold a hearing in reference to a township trustee's official duties.
(2) Remove a township trustee from office.
(3) Declare the office of a township trustee vacant.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-20-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 3. Office of Township Trustee › 12-20-3-3. Vacation of Office or Death; Delivery of Records to Successor

Sec. 3. (a) If a township trustee, who serves as administrator of township assistance, is removed from office, resigns, or in any other way vacates the office of township trustee, the township trustee shall immediately deliver all books, papers, and other materials concerning the office to the trustee's successor upon the successor's appointment.
(b) If a township trustee, who serves as administrator of township assistance, dies, the township trustee's executors or administrators shall, not more than forty (40) days after the trustee's death, deliver all materials belonging to the township trustee's office to the trustee's successor in office.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-27.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-1. Office Expense and Clerical Help

Sec. 1. The township trustee may pay out of township assistance money the necessary office expense and clerical or other help necessary to properly administer township assistance.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-36 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-2. Supervisors, Investigators, Assistants, and Employees; Compensation

Sec. 2. The township trustee of each township, in the trustee's official capacity as chief executive officer within the township, may do the following:
(1) Employ supervisors, investigators, assistants, or other necessary employees in discharging the township trustee's duties concerning the provision of township assistance.
(2) Fix the salaries or wages to be paid to the supervisors, investigators, assistants, and other necessary employees employed by the township trustee.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.15; P.L.73-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-3. Supervisors, Investigators, Assistants, and Employees; Number; Pay

Sec. 3. (a) The township trustee shall determine the number of township assistance supervisors, investigators, assistants, or other necessary employees that are employed by the township to administer township assistance.
(b) The pay of township assistance supervisors, investigators, assistants, and other necessary employees shall be fixed by the township trustee subject only to the total budgetary appropriation for personnel services for the administration of township assistance approved by the township board.
(c) A township assistance supervisor, investigator, assistant, or other necessary employee who uses an automobile in the performance of the employee's work is entitled to the same mileage paid to state officers and employees.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.16; P.L.73-2005, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-4. Qualifications of Investigators

Sec. 4. An individual may not be employed as a township assistance investigator unless the individual:
(1) is a high school graduate or possesses an equivalent degree;
(2) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(3) is a resident of the county where the township is located.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.17; P.L.73-2005, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-5. Number of Supervisors Employed; Compensation

Sec. 5. (a) The number of supervisors of township assistance investigators may not exceed one (1) supervisor for the first four (4) township assistance investigators. If there are more than four (4) township assistance investigators, the township trustee may employ one (1) additional supervisor for each twelve (12) township assistance investigators or major fraction of that number.
(b) The pay for supervisors of township assistance investigators shall be fixed in the manner provided by law for other township salaries.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-6. Qualifications of Supervisors

Sec. 6. An individual may not be employed as a supervisor of township assistance investigators unless the individual:
(1) has been an Indiana resident for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the individual's appointment; or
(2) has had at least one (1) year of experience as a township assistance investigator.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-7. Townships Jointly Employing Investigators; Payment

Sec. 7. (a) Two (2) or more townships in the same county may jointly employ an investigator to investigate township assistance applicants and recipients.
(b) Payment for investigations conducted under this section shall be made on the basis of the number of cases handled for each township in the same manner and at the same rate as otherwise provided for the payment of investigators under this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.18; P.L.73-2005, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-11. Supervisors, Investigators, Assistants, and Employees; Pay; Vacation; Sick Leave

Sec. 11. (a) A township assistance supervisor, investigator, assistant, or other necessary employee shall be paid only for the number of days the employee is actually engaged in employment during each month.
(b) A township assistance supervisor, investigator, assistant, or other necessary employee shall be paid at the rate established by the township trustee from an appropriation by the township board with no deduction for legal holidays.
(c) A township assistance supervisor, investigator, assistant, or other necessary employee shall be paid out of the same money as claims for township assistance are paid. Claims for pay are payable upon presentation of a sworn claim itemizing each day for which pay is requested. Claims are to be made and filed in the same manner as other claims for township assistance expenditures are payable, at least once each month.
(d) Each township assistance chief deputy, investigator, supervisor, assistant, or other necessary employee may be granted paid vacation leave or sick leave under IC 5-10-6-1.
(e) The township trustee of a township having a population of at least ten thousand (10,000) may appoint a chief deputy. A chief deputy may be paid from any township funds.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.19; P.L.73-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-13. Rehabilitation, Training, and Work Programs Authorized

Sec. 13. The township trustee may, with the approval of the township board, employ personnel to supervise rehabilitation, training, retraining, and work programs as provided in IC 12-20-13.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-10-1(a) part; Part new.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee › 12-20-4-14. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 14. This chapter does not limit the reasonable number of employees who may be engaged in any processing of work as provided by law.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Township Trustee in Administering Township Assistance › 12-20-5-1. Powers and Duties

Sec. 1. (a) The township trustee of each township is ex officio the administrator of township assistance within the township.
(b) The township trustee shall perform all duties with reference to the poor of the township as prescribed by law.
(c) A township trustee, in discharging the duties prescribed by this article, is designated as the administrator of township assistance.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Township Trustee in Administering Township Assistance › 12-20-5-2. Oversight and Care

Sec. 2. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, in each township is responsible for the oversight and care of all poor individuals in the township as long as the individuals remain in the trustee's charge. The township trustee shall see that the individuals are properly taken care of in the manner required by law.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Township Trustee in Administering Township Assistance › 12-20-5-3. Temporary Relief

Sec. 3. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall investigate and grant temporary relief as provided in IC 12-20-17-3.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-20(a); Part new.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards › 12-20-5.5-1. Processing Applications; Nondiscrimination; Annual Certification

Sec. 1. (a) The township trustee shall process all applications for township assistance according to uniform written standards and without consideration of the race, creed, nationality, or gender of the applicant or any member of the applicant's household.
(b) The township's standards for the issuance of township assistance and the processing of applications must be:
(1) governed by the requirements of this article;
(2) proposed by the township trustee, adopted by the township board, and filed with the board of county commissioners;
(3) reviewed and updated annually to reflect changes in the cost of basic necessities in the township and changes in the law;
(4) published in a single written document, including addenda attached to the document; and
(5) posted in a place prominently visible to the public in all offices of the township trustee where township assistance applications are taken or processed.
(c) The township trustee shall annually certify that the uniform written standards for the issuance of township assistance have been filed with the board of county commissioners as required under subsection (b)(2). The certification shall be noted in the township's budget submitted to the department of local government finance's computer gateway under IC 6-1.1-17-3.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.24; P.L.162-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards › 12-20-5.5-2. Standards; Content

Sec. 2. (a) Standards for the administration of township assistance must contain the following:
(1) Criteria for determining township assistance eligibility.
(2) Minimum requirements of township trustee accessibility.
(3) Other information as needed, including the following:
(A) Township office locations, hours, and days of availability.
(B) Initial eligibility criteria.
(C) Continuing eligibility criteria.
(D) Workfare requirements.
(E) Essential and nonessential assets.
(F) Available resources.
(G) Income exemptions.
(H) Application process.
(I) Countable income.
(J) Countable assets.
(K) Wasted resources.
(b) Standards for the administration of township assistance must exclude a Holocaust victim's settlement payment received by an eligible individual from countable assets and countable income.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.128-1999, SEC.25; P.L.73-2005, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards › 12-20-5.5-3. Adequate Access Ensured; Telephone Number; Office

Sec. 3. (a) The township trustee shall ensure adequate access to township assistance services, including a telephone number in the name of the township published in the annual report as provided in IC 12-20-28-3 and the township's budget submitted to the department of local government finance's computer gateway under IC 6-1.1-17-3.
(b) A township assistance office, if separate from the township trustee's residence, must be designated by a clearly visible sign that lists the:
(1) township trustee's name;
(2) availability of township assistance; and
(3) township assistance office's telephone number.
The sign must conform to all local zoning and signage restrictions.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.26; P.L.162-2021, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards › 12-20-5.5-4. Scheduled Hours of Township Trustee

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a township trustee who has assisted less than fifty-one (51) households during each of the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of the township trustee's annual report under IC 12-20-28-3.
(b) To ensure minimum accessibility, a township trustee operating a township assistance office in a township with a population of at least ten thousand (10,000) shall provide scheduled office hours for township assistance and staff each office with an individual qualified to:
(1) determine eligibility; and
(2) issue relief sufficient to meet the township assistance needs of the township.
(c) To meet the requirements of subsection (b), the township trustee shall do the following:
(1) Provide township assistance office hours for at least fourteen (14) hours per week.
(2) Provide that there is not more than one (1) weekday between the days the township assistance office is open.
(3) Provide for after hours access to the township assistance office by use of an answering machine or a service:
(A) capable of taking messages; and
(B) programmed to provide information about township assistance office hours.
(4) Respond to a telephone inquiry for township assistance services not more than twenty-four (24) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receiving the inquiry.
(5) Post township assistance office hours and telephone numbers at the entrance to each township assistance office.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards › 12-20-5.5-5. Inclusion of Standards Governing Provision of Basic Necessities

Sec. 5. The township's standards for the administration of township assistance must include all applicable standards governing the provision of basic necessities, including maximum amounts, special conditions, or other limitations on eligibility, if any have been established for one (1) or more basic necessities.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards › 12-20-5.5-6. Income Standards

Sec. 6. (a) A township trustee shall set income standards for the township that provide for financial eligibility in an amount consistent with reasonable costs of basic necessities in the trustee's particular township.
(b) A township trustee may not consider a Holocaust victim's settlement payment received by an eligible individual when setting income standards under this section.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.128-1999, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-0.5. Previous Denial of Assistance or Conviction

Sec. 0.5. (a) As used in this section, "member of the applicant's household" includes any person who lives in the same residence as the applicant.
(b) The township trustee shall determine whether an applicant or a member of the applicant's household has been denied assistance under IC 12-14-1-1, IC 12-14-1-1.5, IC 12-14-2-5.1, IC 12-14-2-18, IC 12-14-2-20, IC 12-14-2-21, IC 12-14-2-24, IC 12-14-2-26, IC 12-14-2.5, or IC 12-14-5.5.
(c) A township trustee has no obligation to extend aid to an applicant or to a member of an applicant's household who has been denied assistance as described in subsection (b).
(d) A township trustee shall not extend aid to an applicant or to a member of an applicant's household if the applicant or the member of the applicant's household has been convicted of an offense under IC 35-43-5 concerning fraud relating to Medicaid or public relief or assistance as follows:
(1) If the conviction is a misdemeanor, a township trustee shall not extend aid to the applicant or the member of the applicant's household for one (1) year after the conviction.
(2) If the conviction is a felony, a township trustee shall not extend aid to the applicant or the member of the applicant's household for ten (10) years after the conviction.
As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.174-2021, SEC.12; P.L.103-2023, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-1. Application and Affidavit

Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee may not extend aid to an individual or a household unless an application and affidavit setting forth the personal condition of the individual or household has been filed with the trustee within one hundred eighty (180) days before the date aid is extended.
(b) An individual filing an application and affidavit on behalf of a household must provide the names of all household members and any information necessary for determining the household's eligibility for township assistance. The application must be on the form prescribed by the state board of accounts.
(c) An applicant for utility assistance under IC 12-20-16-3(a) must comply with IC 12-20-16-3(d).
(d) The township trustee may not extend additional or continuing aid to an individual or a household unless the individual or household files an affidavit with the request for assistance affirming how, if at all, the personal condition of the individual or the household has changed from that set forth in the individual's or household's most recent application.
(e) The township trustee shall assist an applicant for township assistance in completing a township assistance application if the applicant:
(1) has a mental or physical disability, including an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, blindness, or paralysis;
(2) has dyslexia; or
(3) cannot read or write the English language.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.21; P.L.259-2001, SEC.1; P.L.73-2005, SEC.29; P.L.117-2015, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-2. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-3. Eligibility for Other Public Assistance

Sec. 3. Each township trustee shall obtain information about public assistance programs and services administered by the division of family resources and county offices under this article, the Social Security Administration, the federal Food Stamp program (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), or by another federal or state governmental entity. If a trustee believes a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household may be eligible for a public assistance program, the trustee may not extend aid to the applicant or the applicant's household unless the applicant verifies that:
(1) the applicant has filed, within the one hundred eighty (180) days preceding the application for township assistance, an application for assistance under a federal or state public assistance program administered by the division of family resources and county offices or by another federal or state governmental entity;
(2) the applicant or a member of the applicant's household is receiving assistance under a public assistance program administered by the division of family resources and county offices or another federal or state governmental entity; or
(3) the applicant or a member of the applicant's household has an emergency need that the trustee determines must be met immediately.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.191; P.L.5-1993, SEC.204; P.L.51-1996, SEC.22; P.L.73-2005, SEC.30; P.L.145-2006, SEC.112.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-4. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-5. Application for Other Assistance

Sec. 5. If the township trustee determines that an applicant or a member of the applicant's household who is granted emergency township assistance under section 3(3) of this chapter may be eligible for public assistance other than township assistance, the applicant shall, not more than fifteen (15) working days after the date that emergency township assistance was granted, file an application for public assistance and comply with all the requirements necessary for completing the application process for public assistance administered by the division of family resources and county offices or another federal or state governmental entity. An applicant or a member of the applicant's household who fails to file an application for public assistance not more than fifteen (15) working days after the date that emergency township assistance was granted may not be granted township assistance for sixty (60) days following the grant of township assistance on an emergency basis.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.192; P.L.5-1993, SEC.205; P.L.51-1996, SEC.23; P.L.73-2005, SEC.31; P.L.145-2006, SEC.113.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-5.5. Application for Public Assistance Before Granting Township Assistance

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section does not apply in an emergency.
(b) If, before granting township assistance, the township trustee determines that an applicant or a member of an applicant's household may be eligible for public assistance other than township assistance, the applicant or household member shall, when referred by the township trustee, make an application and comply with all necessary requirements for completing the application process for public assistance administered by:
(1) the division of family resources and county offices; or
(2) any other federal or state governmental entity.
(c) An applicant or a household member who fails to:
(1) file an application as specified in subsection (b); and
(2) show evidence that the application, as referred by the township trustee, was filed not more than fifteen (15) working days after the township trustee's referral;
may be denied township assistance for not more than sixty (60) days.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.32; P.L.145-2006, SEC.114.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-6. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.262-2003, SEC.9.