§ 12-20-16-1 Assistance only upon necessity
§ 12-20-16-2 Medical assistance; necessity
§ 12-20-16-3 Utility services payment; necessity; eligibility
§ 12-20-16-3.5 Prepaid electric service
§ 12-20-16-5 Food relief
§ 12-20-16-6 Federal food stamp program eligibility
§ 12-20-16-7 Eligible markets; continuing eligibility; purchase order itemization
§ 12-20-16-8 Incompetent head of family; alternate food purchase order issuance
§ 12-20-16-9 Limitation on food assistance; food stamp application
§ 12-20-16-10 Livestock; feed instead of cost of food
§ 12-20-16-11 Nonresidents; transportation without ascertaining legal residence
§ 12-20-16-12 Funeral and burial or cremation expenses
§ 12-20-16-13 Processing purchased and donated materials for township assistance; gardens
§ 12-20-16-14 Insulin
§ 12-20-16-15 Placement of indigents in county home
§ 12-20-16-17 Inspection of housing units; substandard housing; shelter damage or security deposit; eligibility for shelter assistance

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 20 > Chapter 16 - Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5