Authority: IC 10-14-4-11

Affected: IC 10-14-3; IC 10-14-4

Sec. 4. (a) Inspections of the property that is the subject of a financial assistance application may be made by an inspector employed by, or authorized to act on behalf of, the department to verify the following:

1. (1) The damages or costs claimed.
2. (2) Repairs or other improvements made.
3. (3) Compliance with any requirement of this rule or IC 10-14-4.

(b) Financial assistance found by the department to have been spent for a purpose other than the specific purpose for which the financial assistance was made:

1. (1) shall be refunded to the department by the applicant and returned to the state disaster relief fund; and
2. (2) the department may, in addition to the amount of the inappropriately spent financial assistance, seek reimbursement for costs associated with collecting the improperly spent financial assistance.

(Department of Homeland Security; 290 IAC 1-2-4; filed Jan 3, 2011, 12:54 p.m.: 20110202-IR-290100481FRA; readopted filed Jun 23, 2017, 9:50 a.m.: 20170719-IR-290170254RFA; readopted filed May 12, 2023, 9:46 a.m.: 20230607-IR- 290230126RFA; filed Nov 8, 2024, 2:23 p.m.: 20241204-IR-290240262FRA)