Indiana § 12-20-6-5 - Application for other assistance
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§ 12-20-6-5. Application for other assistance
Sec. 5. If the township trustee determines that an applicant or a member of the applicant's household who is granted emergency township assistance under section 3(3) of this chapter may be eligible for public assistance other than township assistance, the applicant shall, not more than fifteen (15) working days after the date that emergency township assistance was granted, file an application for public assistance and comply with all the requirements necessary for completing the application process for public assistance administered by the division of family resources and county offices or another federal or state governmental entity. An applicant or a member of the applicant's household who fails to file an application for public assistance not more than fifteen (15) working days after the date that emergency township assistance was granted may not be granted township assistance for sixty (60) days following the grant of township assistance on an emergency basis.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.192; P.L.5-1993, SEC.205; P.L.51-1996, SEC.23; P.L.73-2005, SEC.31; P.L.145-2006, SEC.113.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-20-6-5 ("Application for other assistance") 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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