§ 12-20-6-1 — Application and affidavit

Indiana § 12-20-6-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 20: TOWNSHIP ASSISTANCE
• Ch. 6: Application for Township Assistance

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(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).]

Legislative History

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.