Indiana § 12-20-1-4 - Township assistance profiteering; township assistance fraud
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 12-20-1-4 — Township assistance profiteering; township assistance fraud, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-20-1-4 ("Township assistance profiteering; township assistance fraud") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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