290 IAC 1-2-4 Inspection and returned funds

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) The damages or costs claimed. (2) Repairs or other improvements made. (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) shall be refunded to the department by the applicant and returned to the state disaster relief fund; and (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.