LegalFix
Sign In

12-14-18-3. Fraudulently obtained supplemental assistance; recovery; penalty; preferred claim against estate; right of action against recipient

IN Code § 12-14-18-3 (2019) (N/A)
Copy with citation
Copy as parenthetical citation

Sec. 3. If:

(1) the division determines that a recipient possessed income or property in excess of the amount reported; and

(2) it is shown that supplemental assistance was obtained fraudulently;

the total amount of the supplemental assistance plus a penalty of twenty percent (20%) may be recovered by the division as a preferred claim from the estate of the recipient or in an action brought against the recipient while living.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: 12-1-5-16(b) part; 12-1-6-18(b) part; 12-1-7.1-16(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

Previous Section
12-14-18-2. Cancellation or alteration of amount of assistance
Next Section
12-14-18-4. Fraudulently obtained supplemental assistance; superiority of claim against recipient's estate