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Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-20-6-7

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 7. (a) In a case of emergency, a trustee shall accept and promptly act upon a completed application from an individual requesting assistance.  In a nonemergency request for township assistance, the trustee shall act on the completed application not later than seventy-two (72) hours after receiving the application, excluding weekends and legal holidays listed in IC 1-1-9.  The trustee's office shall retain a copy of each application and affidavit whether or not relief is granted.

(b) The actions that a trustee may take on a completed application for township assistance, except in a case of emergency, are the following:

(1) Grant assistance.

(2) Deny assistance, including a partial denial of assistance requested.

(3) Leave the decision pending.

(c) A decision pending determination under subsection (b)(3):

(1) may not remain pending for more than seventy-two (72) hours after the expiration of the period described in subsection (a);  and

(2) must include a statement listing the specific reasons that assistance is not granted or denied within the period required under subsection (a).

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