Indiana Code 12-30-3-2. Establishment of homes
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Sec. 2. (a) The board of commissioners may establish, construct, purchase, lease, convert, or accept and maintain a county home for the support and care of individuals within at least one (1) of the following categories:
(2) The blind.
(1) The aged.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-30-3-2
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
(3) The destitute.
(4) The homeless.
(5) The infirm or chronically ill.
(6) Individuals who need nursing or convalescent care, but not hospitalization, within the available facilities of the county home.
(b) The board of commissioners may use or convert:
(1) the county infirmary;
(2) the county home;
(3) the county farm; or
(4) any other facilities belonging to or received by the county by donation, gift, devise, purchase, lease, or otherwise;
for the purposes set forth in subsection (a).
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-1(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.