Indiana § 12-20-6-1 - Application and affidavit
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§ 12-20-6-1. Application and affidavit
Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee may not extend aid to an individual or a household unless an application and affidavit setting forth the personal condition of the individual or household has been filed with the trustee within one hundred eighty (180) days before the date aid is extended.
(b) An individual filing an application and affidavit on behalf of a household must provide the names of all household members and any information necessary for determining the household's eligibility for township assistance. The application must be on the form prescribed by the state board of accounts.
(c) An applicant for utility assistance under IC 12-20-16-3(a) must comply with IC 12-20-16-3(d).
(d) The township trustee may not extend additional or continuing aid to an individual or a household unless the individual or household files an affidavit with the request for assistance affirming how, if at all, the personal condition of the individual or the household has changed from that set forth in the individual's or household's most recent application.
(e) The township trustee shall assist an applicant for township assistance in completing a township assistance application if the applicant:
(1) has a mental or physical disability, including an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, blindness, or paralysis;
(2) has dyslexia; or
(3) cannot read or write the English language.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.21; P.L.259-2001, SEC.1; P.L.73-2005, SEC.29; P.L.117-2015, SEC.21.
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Section 12-20-6-1 ("Application and affidavit") 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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