Indiana § 12-20-10-1 - Able-bodied assistance applicants to seek employment
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§ 12-20-10-1. Able-bodied assistance applicants to seek employment
Sec. 1. If a township assistance applicant is in good health or if any members of the applicant's household are in good health, the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall require the individuals who are able to work to seek employment. The township trustee shall refuse to furnish any township assistance until the township trustee is satisfied that the township assistance applicant or members of the applicant's household are endeavoring to find work.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.38; P.L.73-2005, SEC.50.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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