Ind. Code § 12-20-1-5

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 12-20-1-5 - References to "poor relief"; legal effect of name change
(a) After June 30, 2005, a reference to "poor relief" in a statute, a rule, an interim guideline, a contract, an application for benefits, an eligibility standard, a tax levy, a fund, a bond issue or another form of indebtedness, or any other legal document or order shall be treated as a reference to "township assistance".
(b) The renaming of "poor relief" as "township assistance" does not affect:
(1) any rights or liabilities accrued;
(2) any penalties incurred;
(3) any violations committed;
(4) any proceedings begun;
(5) any contract;
(6) any application for or standard of benefits;
(7) any tax levy;
(8) any fund;
(9) any bond issue or other form of indebtedness; or
(10) any legal document or order.

IC 12-20-1-5

As added by P.L. 20-2010, SEC.7.