Indiana Statutes
§ 12-24-15-5 — Suit to enforce payment of maintenance charges; order; attachment; costs
Indiana § 12-24-15-5
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Bluebook
Ind. Code § 12-24-15-5 (2026).
Text
(a)The attorney general may bring suit
against:
(1)the patient;
(2)the responsible parties of the patient; or
(3)the legal guardian of the patient;
for failure to comply with a maintenance agreement established or for
failure to make a maintenance agreement. Suit may be brought for the
amount due the state for the maintenance charges of the patient.
(b)The court may order the payment of amounts due for
maintenance charges for the periods that the circumstances require.
The order may be entered against any of the defendants and may be
based upon the proportionate ability of each defendant to contribute to
the payment of sums representing maintenance charges.
(c)Orders for the payment of money may be enforced by
attachments as in contempt proceedings against the defendants, and
costs m
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.
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Indiana § 12-24-15-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/in/12-24-15-5.