Indiana § 5-2-6-12 - Funds; actions by state for recovery
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 5-2-6-12 — Funds; actions by state for recovery, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-2-6-12. Funds; actions by state for recovery
Sec. 12. If any local governmental entity, eligible entity, or entitlement jurisdiction fails to appropriate or pay the funds that it agrees to provide in its application for federal or state funds under this chapter, if any person fails to legally disburse or account for funds received under this chapter, or if any person embezzles, misappropriates, conceals, or obtains by fraud funds under this chapter, the institute shall refer the matter to the attorney general, the inspector general, or both. The attorney general may bring suit in the name of the state to recover these funds for the benefit of the state or a local governmental entity, eligible entity, or entitlement jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.46-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.33-1985, SEC.4; P.L.30-2019, SEC.8; P.L.144-2024, SEC.10.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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