Indiana § 12-20-7-6 - Unauthorized use or disclosure of information
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 12-20-7-6 — Unauthorized use or disclosure of information, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-20-7-6. Unauthorized use or disclosure of information
Sec. 6. A township trustee, an assistant of a township trustee, or an employee or a director of the division of family resources, the office of Medicaid policy and planning, and county offices who knowingly discloses or uses information that is obtained through the use of a consent form described in section 1 of this chapter, except as authorized by this chapter, commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-13-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.197; P.L.5-1993, SEC.210; P.L.145-2006, SEC.118.
IC 12-20-8Chapter 8. Legal Residence as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance
12-20-8-1"Resident" defined 12-20-8-2Relief for residents 12-20-8-3Intent to become resident; determination 12-20-8-4Continuance of legal residence 12-20-8-5Determination of legal residence; factors discounted 12-20-8-6Loss of legal residence due to state or federal service 12-20-8-7Assistance notwithstanding inability to establish place of legal settlement
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-20-7-6 ("Unauthorized use or disclosure of information") 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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