Indiana § 12-20-16-11 - Nonresidents; transportation without ascertaining legal residence
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§ 12-20-16-11. Nonresidents; transportation without ascertaining legal residence
Sec. 11. (a) A township trustee may not furnish a nonresident of a township with transportation at the cost of the township until the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, determines the legal residence of the individual applying for assistance.
(b) Transportation provided to a nonresident of a township must be in the direction of the nonresident's legal residence unless it is shown that the individual in need has a valid claim for support or a means of support in some other place to which the individual asks to be sent.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-15.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.60; P.L.73-2005, SEC.77.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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