50-01 County Poor Relief, Administration
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<![CDATA[TITLE 50PUBLIC WELFARECHAPTER 50-01COUNTY POOR RELIEF, ADMINISTRATION50-01-01. County obligated to support poor - Eligibility for assistance - Transfer ofproperty as security for assistance.Within the limits of the county human servicesappropriation, each county in this state is obligated, upon receipt of a written application, to<br>provide county general assistance to persons who are residents of the county and who are<br>eligible. To be eligible for county general assistance, the applicant:1.May not have made, before or after making an application for county general<br>assistance, an assignment or transfer of property for the purpose of rendering the<br>applicant eligible for assistance.2.Shall comply with the written eligibility standards for county general assistance<br>established by the county social service board. A copy of the written standards must<br>be available upon request. Pursuant to this requirement, the ownership of property<br>by an applicant for county general assistance, or by the spouse of the applicant,<br>either individually or jointly, or of insurance on the life of the applicant does not<br>preclude the granting of assistance if the applicant is without funds for the applicant's<br>support. As a condition to the granting of county general assistance, however, the<br>applicant may be required to transfer the property in trust by appropriate instrument<br>as security for relief the applicant may receive, unless the property consists of one of<br>the following:a.A homestead.b.A life insurance policy having a cash surrender value of less than three hundred<br>dollars.c.Personal property of a value less than three hundred dollars, not including<br>household goods, wearing apparel, and personal effects, such as money.d.Property selected by the applicant having a value of less than three hundred<br>dollars.e.Real or personal property held in trust for the applicant by the federal<br>government.f.Real or personal property on which the taking of security may be prohibited<br>through legislation enacted by the Congress of the United States.50-01-01.1. Determination of eligibility - Notice - Appeal. The director of the countysocial service board, or an individual designated by the county social service board, is<br>responsible for determining, within a reasonable period of time, an applicant's eligibility for county<br>general assistance under this chapter. The applicant must be provided written notice of the<br>determination.The notice must include the reasons for the determination, as well as anexplanation of the applicant's right to a timely appeal of the determination to the county social<br>service board if aggrieved by the decision.Decisions of the county social service boardregarding appeals taken pursuant to this section are subject to judicial review in the manner<br>prescribed by chapter 28-32.50-01-02. County general assistance jurisdiction. The county social service board ofeach county has exclusive jurisdiction and control of the administration of county general<br>assistance within the county, except as otherwise provided in this title.Page No. 150-01-03. County social service board may accept property or security. In caseswhen it seems desirable, the county social service board may accept property or security from a<br>person receiving or in need of county general assistance.50-01-04.Records to be kept.Every person who administers county generalassistance shall maintain reasonable records.50-01-05. Reports to county social service board. Repealed by S.L. 1995, ch. 456, </p>
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