§ 12-30-4-1 — Receipt and support of indigents; contracting with other counties or charitable institutions

Indiana § 12-30-4-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 30: COUNTY HOMES AND OTHER COUNTY
• Ch. 4: Placement of Indigent in County Homes and Payment of

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Every county that maintains, in addition to any
other charitable institution permitted by law, a county home that
provides for the care of indigent individuals as provided by law:
(1) shall receive and support in the county home indigent
individuals who:
(A) are lawfully settled in the county; and
(B) placed in the county home by the township trustee as the
administrator of township assistance, with the consent of the
board of commissioners of the county; or
(2) may contract with other counties or with other charitable
institutions located in Indiana for the relief and support of
indigent individuals maintained as a public charge of the county,
and may levy taxes for that purpose.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(1).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.156.