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