(18) The term “lawful source of income” means and includes any income, benefit, or subsidy
derived from child support; alimony; Social Security; Supplemental Security Income;
any other federal, state, or local public assistance program, including, but not limited
to, medical or veterans assistance; any federal, state, or local rental assistance
or housing subsidy program, including Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers as authorized
by 42 U.S.C. § 1437; and any requirement associated with such public assistance, rental assistance, or
housing subsidy program.
History of Section.
P.L. 1965, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 160, § 2; P.L. 1970,
ch. 25, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 214, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 144, §§ 3, 4; P.L. 1985, ch.
415, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 455, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 32, § 2;
P.L. 1997, ch. 150, § 8; P.L. 2000, ch. 499, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 507, § 3; P.L. 2001,
ch. 340, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 118, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 224, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 96,
§ 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 97, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 18; P.L. 2012, ch. 316, § 2; P.L.
2012, ch. 356, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 161, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 180, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch.
3, § 1, effective April 15, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 4, § 1, effective April 15, 2021;
P.L. 2021, ch. 124, § 1, effective July 2, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 125, § 1, effective
July 2, 2021; P.L. 2025, ch. 165, § 18, effective June 24, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 166,
§ 18, effective June 24, 2025.