Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-252 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-252
Spinal cord and brain injury research board
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 252. IC 16-41-42.2-5(k) (Concerning members of the spinal cord and brain injury research board).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-20-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-20-5-1
Rebuttable presumption
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. In a product liability action, there is a rebuttable presumption that the product that caused the physical harm was not defective and that the manufacturer or seller of the product was not negligent if, before the sale by the manufacturer, the product:

(1) was in conformity with the generally recognized state of the art applicable to the safety of the product at the time the product was designed, manufactured, packaged, and labeled; or

(2) complied with applicable codes, standards, regulations, or specifications established, adopted, promulgated, or approved by the United States or by Indiana, or by an agency of the United States or Indiana.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 33-1-1.5-4.5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 34-55-1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-55-1-13
Endorsement by sheriff
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The sheriff receiving an execution shall endorse on the execution the year, month, day, and hour when the sheriff received the execution.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-34-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-25-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-25-3-9
Judgment recovered; liability of defendant or garnishee for costs
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) If the plaintiff wins judgment against the defendant and before the judgment the garnishee:

(1) delivers to the sheriff:

(A) all the defendant's goods and chattels, or other effects in the garnishee's possession subject to execution; or

(B) an inventory of the items described in subdivision (1)(A); and

(2) pays to the sheriff or into court all money due from the garnishee or belonging to the defendant;

the costs in the proceeding against the garnishee shall be paid by the defendant.

(b) If the garnishee does not appear or appears and refuses to accurately confess the matter alleged and at the trial:

(1) the plaintiff recovers judgment against the garnishee; or

(2) the garnishee admits to having possession of money, credits, or effects belonging to the defendant and refuses to pay or deliver the money, credits, or effects;

the garnishee shall pay costs.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-27.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 34-31-10-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 10 / Section 34-31-10-5
"Participant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "participant" means a person who is engaging in a community use physical fitness activity.

(b) The term does not include the following individuals if the individual is using the school's facilities in the course of school employment or is participating in an activity as part of an official school function:

(1) A school employee.

(2) A person providing, directing, or supervising a physical fitness activity.

(3) A student who attends the school or another school in the school corporation of the school.

As added by P.L.220-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 34-12-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-12-3-5
Allowable actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit a person from bringing or maintaining an action against a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or seller for recovery of damages for the following:

(1) Breach of contract or warranty concerning firearms or ammunition purchased by a person.

(2) Damage or harm to a person or to property owned or leased by a person caused by a defective firearm or ammunition.

(3) Injunctive relief to enforce a valid statute, rule, or ordinance. However, a person may not bring an action seeking injunctive relief if that action is barred under section 3 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.19-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.80-2004, SEC.4; P.L.106-2015, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 34-18-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-18-9-4
Fitness reviews of health care providers
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The medical review panel (as described in IC 34-18-10) shall make a separate determination, at the time that it renders its opinion under IC 34-18-10-22, as to whether the name of the defendant health care provider should be forwarded to the appropriate board of professional registration for review of the health care provider's fitness to practice the health care provider's profession. The commissioner shall forward the name of the defendant health care provider if the medical review panel unanimously determines that it should be forwarded. The medical review panel determination concerning the forwarding of the name of the defendant health care provider is not admissible as evidence in a civil action. In each case involving review of a health care provider's fitness to practice forwarded under this section, the appropriate board of professional registration and examination may, in appropriate cases, take the following disciplinary action:

(1) censure;

(2) imposition of probation for a determinate period;

(3) suspension of the health care provider's license for a determinate period; or

(4) revocation of the license.

(b) Review of the health care provider's fitness to practice shall be conducted in accordance with IC 4-21.5.

(c) The appropriate board of professional registration and examination shall report to the commissioner the board's findings, the action taken, and the final disposition of each case involving review of a health care provider's fitness to practice forwarded under this section.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-9-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.111-1998, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-175 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-175
"Qualified director"
Status: in_force

Sec. 175. "Qualified director", for purposes of IC 34-30-4, means any of the following individuals:

(1) An individual who serves without compensation for personal services as a member of a board or commission of the state or a political subdivision for the purpose of setting policy, controlling, or otherwise overseeing the activities or functional responsibilities of that board or commission.

(2) An individual who serves without compensation for personal services as a director or an officer for the purpose of setting policy, controlling, or otherwise overseeing the activities or functional responsibilities of a nonprofit corporation operating under IC 12-29, except IC 12-29-3-6 or an agency providing services under IC 12-12-3, or a nonprofit corporation that has one (1) of the following purposes:

(A) Religion.

(B) Charity.

(C) Benevolence.

(D) Providing goods or services at no charge to the general public.

(E) Education.

(F) Scientific activity.

(G) Developing or providing hospital services.

(H) Medical research.

(I) Developing or providing ambulance services or emergency medical treatment services.

(3) An individual who serves without compensation for personal services as a director for the purpose of setting policy, controlling, or otherwise overseeing the activities or functional responsibilities of an organization that acts as an advocate for its members and that has as its members individuals or organizations that are:

(A) members of a particular trade or industry; or

(B) members of the business community of a particular municipality or area of the state.

(4) An individual who serves without compensation for personal services as a director of a national, regional, or local fraternity or sorority that is connected with, and under the supervision of, a postsecondary educational institution located within Indiana.

(5) An individual who serves the purpose of setting policy, controlling, or otherwise overseeing the activities or functional responsibilities of a homeowners association (as defined in section 87 of this chapter).

(6) An individual who serves without compensation for personal services as a director for the purpose of setting policy, controlling, or otherwise overseeing the activities or functional responsibilities of the Special Olympics or the Pan American Games.

"Compensation", for purposes of this section, has the meaning set forth in section 34(a) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-35-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 35 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-35-1-5
Absence or loss of judge; selection of attorney to serve as temporary judge
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies if a judge is prevented from presiding during any session of court by reason of:

(1) death, sickness, or other casualty; or

(2) the judge's failure to attend or appear for any period of three (3) days;

so that the court will lapse.

(b) The sheriff may adjourn the court from day to day.

(c) If the judge fails to appear under subsection (a)(2):

(1) the clerk, the sheriff, and the auditor; or

(2) in case of the absence of the clerk, the sheriff, or the auditor, the two (2) who are present, together with the recorder of the county;

may elect any competent and reputable attorney to act as judge.

(d) If the attorney elected under subsection (c) accepts, the attorney shall qualify as other judges, and the attorney's appointment, with the reason for the appointment and the attorney's oath, shall be entered on the order book.

(e) A judge selected under this section (or IC 34-1-13-5 before its repeal) may preside until:

(1) the return of the regular judge;

(2) in case of death, until the judge's successor is named; or

(3) in case of vacancy or if the judge is required to be absent, until a successor is named by the proper authority.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-13-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 34-25.5-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-25.5-3-6
Issuance of writ or process by clerk of court; time for service and return
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) All writs and other process authorized under this article shall be issued by the clerk of the court, and, except summonses, sealed with the seal of the court.

(b) Documents described in subsection (a) shall be served and returned immediately unless the court or judge specifies a particular time for the return.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-24 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-333 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-333
Cemetery owners; reinterment, reintombment, or reinurnment of remains
Status: in_force

Sec. 333. IC 23-14-57-8 (Concerning cemetery owners for the removal or reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment of human remains).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-25-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-25-3-2
Personal actions arising upon contract or judgment; affidavit; undertaking; summons
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) In all personal actions arising upon contract, express or implied, or upon a judgment or decree of any court, if at the time the action is commenced or at any time afterwards, whether a writ of attachment has been issued or not, the plaintiff, or a person representing the plaintiff, shall file with the clerk an affidavit that the plaintiff has good reason to believe, and does believe, that the person named in the affidavit:

(1) has property of the defendant in the person's possession or under the person's control;

(2) is indebted to the defendant;

(3) has the control or agency of any property, money, credits, or effects of the defendant; or

(4) has control over the defendant's share or interest in the stock of any association or corporation.

(b) The plaintiff shall file a written undertaking, as described in IC 34-25-2-5, payable to the defendant, with freehold surety to be approved by the clerk, stating that the plaintiff will:

(1) prosecute the proceedings in garnishment to effect; and

(2) pay to the defendant all damages the defendant may sustain if the proceedings are wrongful and oppressive.

(c) The clerk shall issue a summons notifying the person, association, or corporation to appear at the court and answer as garnishee in the action. The summons must contain the name and address of the defendant. The summons shall be served in the manner provided by the Indiana rules of trial procedure.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-20.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-284 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-284
Football coaches and assistants; coaching education courses; coaching services
Status: in_force

Sec. 284. IC 20-34-7-6 (Concerning coaches).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-36-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-36-1-3
View of property; speaking to jury prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Whenever, in the opinion of the court, it is proper for the jury to have a view of:

(1) real or personal property that is the subject of litigation; or

(2) the place in which a material fact occurred;

the court may order the jury to be conducted in a body, under the charge of a sworn officer, to the place.

(b) The place shall be shown to the jury by a person appointed by the court for that purpose.

(c) While the jury is absent for the view, no person, other than the person appointed to show the place to the jury, shall speak to the jury on any subject connected with the trial.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-21-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-456 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-456
Tenant representatives; transaction disclosure in an accounting
Status: in_force

Sec. 456. IC 29-1-8-11 (Concerning a tenant's representative for transactions disclosed in an accounting).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-12-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-12-5-4
"Claimant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "claimant" means an individual or entity who initiates a cause of action alleging loss or damages arising from COVID-19 in a contract, implied contract, quasi-contract, or unjust enrichment claim.

As added by P.L.166-2021, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-28-5-16 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-28-5-16
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.69-2012, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.112-2013, SEC.8; P.L.205-2013, SEC.356.
Ind. Code § 34-26-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-26-6-2
"Credible threat of violence"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "credible threat of violence" means a knowing and willful statement or course of conduct that does not serve a legitimate purpose and that causes a reasonable person to fear for the person's safety or for the safety of the person's immediate family.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 34-52-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 52 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-52-1-4
Relators and persons for whom action is brought; sharing in costs
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), relators, persons, and corporations for whose use an action is brought, whether such use is shown by the pleadings of the plaintiff or defendant, are liable for costs jointly with the actual parties to the action.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), when the state is plaintiff, the relator only is liable, and judgment for costs shall be rendered accordingly.

(c) When a state officer or prosecuting attorney, by virtue of his or her office, is a relator for the state of Indiana, the relator is not liable for costs.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
Ind. Code § 34-26-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-26-5-3
Forms; clerical assistance; protective order registry
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The office of judicial administration shall:

(1) develop and adopt:

(A) a petition for an order for protection;

(B) an order for protection, including:

(i) orders issued under this chapter;

(ii) ex parte orders;

(iii) no contact orders under IC 31 and IC 35;

(iv) forms relating to workplace violence restraining orders under IC 34-26-6; and

(v) forms relating to a child protective order under IC 31-34-2.3;

(C) a confidential form;

(D) a notice of modification or extension for an order for protection, a no contact order, a workplace violence restraining order, or a child protective order;

(E) a notice of termination for an order for protection, a no contact order, a workplace violence restraining order, or a child protective order; and

(F) any other uniform statewide forms necessary to maintain an accurate registry of orders; and

(2) provide the forms under subdivision (1) to the clerk of each court authorized to issue the orders.

(b) In addition to any other required information, a petition for an order for protection must contain a statement listing each civil or criminal action involving:

(1) either party; or

(2) a child of either party.

(c) The following statements must be printed in boldface type or in capital letters on an order for protection, a no contact order, a workplace violence restraining order, or a child protective order:

VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS PUNISHABLE BY CONFINEMENT IN JAIL, PRISON, AND/OR A FINE.

IF SO ORDERED BY THE COURT, THE RESPONDENT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER OR STAY AT THE PETITIONER'S RESIDENCE OR RESIDENCE OF ANY CHILD WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE ORDER, EVEN IF INVITED TO DO SO BY THE PETITIONER OR ANY OTHER PERSON. IN NO EVENT IS THE ORDER FOR PROTECTION VOIDED.

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 2265, THIS ORDER FOR PROTECTION SHALL BE GIVEN FULL FAITH AND CREDIT IN ANY OTHER STATE OR TRIBAL LAND AND SHALL BE ENFORCED AS IF IT WERE AN ORDER ISSUED IN THAT STATE OR TRIBAL LAND. PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 922(g), ONCE A RESPONDENT HAS RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS ORDER AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, IT IS A FEDERAL VIOLATION TO PURCHASE, RECEIVE, OR POSSESS A FIREARM WHILE SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER IF THE PROTECTED PERSON IS:

(A) THE RESPONDENT'S CURRENT OR FORMER SPOUSE;

(B) A CURRENT OR FORMER PERSON WITH WHOM THE RESPONDENT RESIDED WHILE IN AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP; OR

(C) A PERSON WITH WHOM THE RESPONDENT HAS A CHILD.

INTERSTATE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER MAY SUBJECT THE RESPONDENT TO FEDERAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES UNDER 18 U.S.C. 2261 AND 18 U.S.C. 2262.

(d) The clerk of the circuit court, or a person or entity designated by the clerk of the circuit court, shall provide to a person requesting an order for protection:

(1) the forms adopted under subsection (a);

(2) all other forms required to petition for an order for protection, including forms:

(A) necessary for service; and

(B) required under IC 31-21 (or IC 31-17-3 before its repeal); and

(3) clerical assistance in reading or completing the forms and filing the petition.

Clerical assistance provided by the clerk or court personnel under this section does not constitute the practice of law. The clerk of the circuit court may enter into a contract with a person or another entity to provide this assistance. A person, other than a person or other entity with whom the clerk has entered into a contract to provide assistance, who in good faith performs the duties the person is required to perform under this subsection is not liable for civil damages that might otherwise be imposed on the person as a result of the performance of those duties unless the person commits an act or omission that amounts to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.

(e) A petition for an order for protection must be:

(1) verified or under oath under Trial Rule 11; and

(2) issued on the forms adopted under subsection (a).

(f) If an order for protection is issued under this chapter, the clerk shall comply with IC 5-2-9.

(g) After receiving a petition for an order for protection, the clerk of the circuit court shall immediately enter the case in the Indiana protective order registry established by IC 5-2-9-5.5.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.39-2003, SEC.1; P.L.221-2003, SEC.8; P.L.52-2007, SEC.11; P.L.138-2007, SEC.92; P.L.3-2008, SEC.243; P.L.116-2009, SEC.11; P.L.130-2009, SEC.22; P.L.161-2018, SEC.107.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-367 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-367
Physicians; referral or diagnosis to licensed acupuncturist
Status: in_force

Sec. 367. IC 25-2.5-3-3 (Concerning a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 who issues a written letter of referral or written diagnosis of a patient to a licensed acupuncturist).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-46-2-11.7 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 46 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-46-2-11.7
Members of the statewide maternal mortality review committee or individuals attending a committee meeting
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.7. IC 16-50-1-10 (Concerning discussions, determinations, conclusions, and recommendations of the statewide maternal mortality review committee).

As added by P.L.48-2018, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-135 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-135
"Offender"
Status: in_force

Sec. 135. (a) "Offender", for purposes of IC 34-13-3-7, means a person who is committed to the department of correction or was committed to the department of correction.

(b) "Offender", for purposes of IC 34-58, means a person who is committed to the department of correction or incarcerated in a jail.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-403 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-403
Insurance commissioner and representatives; good faith statements, actions, and communications
Status: in_force

Sec. 403. IC 27-1-3.1-17 (Concerning good faith statements or actions of the insurance commissioner or commissioner's representatives and concerning good faith communications made or information provided to the insurance commissioner or the commissioner's representatives).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-18-12-8 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 12 / Section 34-18-12-8
Patient refusal to receive information
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A patient may refuse to receive some or all of the information described in section 3 of this chapter.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-12-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-46-2-11.6 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 46 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-46-2-11.6
Local fetal-infant mortality review teams
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.6. IC 16-49-6-10 (Concerning discussions, determinations, conclusions, and recommendations of the local fetal-infant mortality review team).

As added by P.L.31-2019, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 34-25.5-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-25.5-2-2
Courts and judges authorized to grant writ
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Writs of habeas corpus may be granted by:

(1) the circuit or superior courts of the county in which the person applying for the writ may be restrained of his or her liberty, or by the judges of those courts; or

(2) if the judges described in subdivision (1) are:

(A) absent from their circuits; or

(B) by reason of sickness or other cause, unable or incompetent to hear and determine the application for the writ;

then by any judge of an adjoining circuit.

(b) Upon application, a writ granted under subsection (a) shall be granted without delay.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 34-52-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 52 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-52-1-1
General recovery rule
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) In all civil actions, the party recovering judgment shall recover costs, except in those cases in which a different provision is made by law.

(b) In any civil action, the court may award attorney's fees as part of the cost to the prevailing party, if the court finds that either party:

(1) brought the action or defense on a claim or defense that is frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless;

(2) continued to litigate the action or defense after the party's claim or defense clearly became frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless; or

(3) litigated the action in bad faith.

(c) The award of fees under subsection (b) does not prevent a prevailing party from bringing an action against another party for abuse of process arising in any part on the same facts. However, the prevailing party may not recover the same attorney's fees twice.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
Ind. Code § 34-55-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-55-4-9
Unsold property; sheriff's duty
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. When any property levied on remains unsold, the sheriff shall return the execution, stating in the sheriff's return the failure to sell and the cause of the failure.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-37-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51. Amended by P.L.45-2016, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-203 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-203
"Trespasser"
Status: in_force

Sec. 203. "Trespasser", for purposes of IC 34-31-11, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-31-11-2.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-31-2-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-31-2-2.5
Persons who administer overdose intervention drugs
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. IC 16-31-6-2.5 (Concerning certain persons who administer an overdose intervention drug).

As added by P.L.156-2014, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 34-13-9-7 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-13-9-7
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "person" includes the following:

(1) An individual.

(2) An organization, a religious society, a church, a body of communicants, or a group organized and operated primarily for religious purposes.

(3) A partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, a company, a firm, a society, a joint-stock company, an unincorporated association, or another entity that:

(A) may sue and be sued; and

(B) exercises practices that are compelled or limited by a system of religious belief held by:

(i) an individual; or

(ii) the individuals;

who have control and substantial ownership of the entity, regardless of whether the entity is organized and operated for profit or nonprofit purposes.

As added by P.L.3-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-30-30-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 30 / Section 34-30-30-4
Immunity of animal owner for injury of person who removes domestic animal from motor vehicle
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. If:

(1) a person forcibly removes a domestic animal from a motor vehicle as described in section 3 of this chapter; and

(2) the domestic animal bites or otherwise physically injures the person during the removal;

the owner of the domestic animal is immune from civil liability for any injuries sustained by the person during the forcible removal of the domestic animal.

As added by P.L.186-2017, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 34-50-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 50 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-50-1-2
Time of offer
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A qualified settlement offer may be made at any time after a complaint has been filed in a civil action, but may not be made less than thirty (30) days before a trial of the action.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44.6-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-262 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-262
Statewide child fatality review committee members and invitees; attending meetings
Status: in_force

Sec. 262. IC 16-49-4-10 (Concerning a member of the statewide child fatality review committee or an individual who attends a meeting of the statewide child fatality review committee as an invitee of the chairperson).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-55-6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-55-6-8
Real estate; sale at public auction
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Real estate, including chattels real, taken by virtue of an execution, shall be sold at public auction at:

(1) the courthouse of the county in which the real estate is located; or

(2) another location that is reasonably likely to draw higher bids for the real property.

(b) If the estate consists of several lots, tracts, and parcels, each lot, tract, or parcel shall be offered for sale separately. No more of any real estate shall be offered for sale than is necessary to satisfy the execution, unless the real estate is not susceptible of division.

(c) When real estate which is not susceptible of division is ordered to be sold on any decree or judgment, and the real estate is traversed by the line between two (2) counties, the real estate may be advertised and sold in either county.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-39-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-13-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-13-2-3
Judgment or settlement as bar to action against employee; judgments for claims against employee acting within scope of employment; costs and fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A judgment rendered with respect to or a settlement made by a governmental entity bars an action by the claimant against an employee whose conduct gave rise to the claim resulting in that judgment or settlement.

(b) The governmental entity shall pay any judgment, compromise, or settlement of a claim or suit against an employee when:

(1) the act or omission causing the loss is within the scope of the employee's employment; and

(2) the:

(A) governor, in the case of a claim or suit against a state employee; or

(B) the governing body of the political subdivision, in the case of a claim or suit against an employee of a political subdivision;

determines that paying the judgment, compromise, or settlement is in the best interest of the governmental entity.

(c) The governmental entity shall pay all costs and fees incurred by or on behalf of an employee in defense of a claim or suit for a loss occurring because of acts or omissions within the scope of the employee's employment, regardless of whether the employee can or cannot be held personally liable for the loss.

(d) This chapter shall not be construed as:

(1) a waiver of the eleventh amendment to the Constitution of the United States;

(2) consent by the state of Indiana or its employees to be sued in any federal court; or

(3) consent to be sued in any state court beyond the boundaries of Indiana.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.6-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-471 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-471
Corporation or transfer agents; transfers and other transactions
Status: in_force

Sec. 471. IC 30-2-5-6 (Concerning corporation or transfer agents in making transfers or other specified transactions).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-25-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-25-2-5
Plaintiff's undertaking
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Except for actions filed by the attorney general under IC 5-11-5-1 or IC 5-11-6-1, the plaintiff or a person representing the plaintiff shall execute a written undertaking, with sufficient surety, to be approved by the clerk, payable to the defendant, to the effect that the plaintiff will:

(1) duly prosecute the proceeding in attachment; and

(2) pay all damages that may be sustained by the defendant if the proceedings of the plaintiff are wrongful and oppressive.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.176-2009, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 34-28-5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-28-5-15
Disclosure of information related to an infraction; restrictions; petition to restrict disclosure
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) This subsection does not apply to a person whose prosecution for an infraction is deferred under section 1 of this chapter. If a person alleged to have violated a statute defining an infraction:

(1) is not prosecuted or if the action against the person is dismissed;

(2) is adjudged not to have committed the infraction; or

(3) is adjudged to have committed the infraction and the adjudication is subsequently vacated;

the court in which the action was filed shall order the clerk and the operator of any state, regional, or local case management system not to disclose or permit disclosure of information related to the infraction to a noncriminal justice organization or an individual.

(b) Not earlier than five (5) years after a person:

(1) whose prosecution for an infraction has been deferred; or

(2) who was found to have violated a statute defining an infraction;

has satisfied the conditions of the deferral program or the judgment imposed for the violation, the person may petition the court to prohibit disclosure of information related to the infraction to a noncriminal justice organization or an individual. The court shall order the clerk and the operator of any state, regional, or local case management system not to disclose or permit disclosure of information related to the infraction to a noncriminal justice organization or an individual if the court finds that the person satisfied the judgment or conditions of the deferral program and at least five (5) years have passed since the date the person satisfied the judgment or conditions of the program.

(c) If a court fails to order the clerk and the operator of any state, regional, or local case management system to restrict disclosure of information related to the infraction under subsection (a), the person may petition the court to restrict disclosure of the records related to the infraction to a noncriminal justice organization or an individual.

(d) A petition under subsection (b) or (c) must be verified and filed in:

(1) the court in which the action was filed, for a person described in subsection (a)(1);

(2) the court in which the trial was held, for a person described in subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3); or

(3) the court finding or having jurisdiction over the violation, for a person described in subsection (b).

(e) A petition under subsection (b) or (c) must be filed not earlier than:

(1) if the person is adjudged not to have committed the infraction, thirty (30) days after the date of judgment;

(2) if the person's adjudication is vacated, three hundred sixty-five (365) days after:

(A) the order vacating the adjudication is final, if there is no appeal or the appeal is terminated before entry of an opinion or memorandum decision; or

(B) the opinion or memorandum decision vacating the adjudication is certified;

(3) if the person is not prosecuted, two (2) years after the alleged conduct or violation occurred;

(4) if the action is dismissed, thirty (30) days after the action is dismissed, if a new action is not filed; or

(5) if the person participated in a deferral program or is found to have violated the statute defining the infraction, not earlier than five (5) years after the date the judgment for the violation is satisfied or the conditions of the deferral program are met.

(f) A petition under subsection (b) or (c) must set forth:

(1) the date of the alleged violation;

(2) the violation or alleged violation;

(3) the date the action was dismissed, if applicable;

(4) the date of judgment, if applicable;

(5) the date the adjudication was vacated, if applicable;

(6) the basis on which the adjudication was vacated, if applicable;

(7) the date the judgment is satisfied or the conditions of the deferral program were met, if applicable;

(8) the law enforcement agency employing the officer who issued the complaint, if applicable;

(9) any other known identifying information, such as the name of the officer, case number, or court cause number;

(10) the date of the petitioner's birth; and

(11) at the option of the petitioner, the:

(A) petitioner's driver's license number, state identification card number, or photo exempt identification card number; or

(B) last four (4) digits of the petitioner's Social Security number.

(g) A copy of a petition filed under subsection (b) or (c) shall be served on the prosecuting attorney.

(h) If the prosecuting attorney wishes to oppose a petition filed under subsection (b) or (c), the prosecuting attorney shall, not later than thirty (30) days after the petition is filed, file a notice of opposition with the court setting forth reasons for opposing the petition. The prosecuting attorney shall attach to the notice of opposition a certified copy of any documentary evidence showing that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. A copy of the notice of opposition and copies of any documentary evidence shall be served on the petitioner in accordance with the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.

(i) The court may, with respect to a petition filed under subsection (b) or (c):

(1) summarily grant the petition;

(2) set the matter for hearing; or

(3) summarily deny the petition, if the court determines that:

(A) the petition is insufficient; or

(B) based on documentary evidence submitted to the court, the petitioner is not entitled to have access to the petitioner's records restricted.

(j) If a notice of opposition is filed under subsection (h) and the court does not summarily grant or summarily deny the petition, the court shall set the matter for a hearing.

(k) After a hearing is held under subsection (j), the court shall grant the petition filed under:

(1) subsection (b) if the person is entitled to relief under that subsection; or

(2) subsection (c) if the person is entitled to relief under subsection (a).

(l) If the court grants a petition filed under subsection (b) or (c), the court shall order the clerk and the operator of any state, regional, or local case management system not to disclose or permit disclosure of information related to the infraction to a noncriminal justice organization or an individual.

As added by P.L.69-2012, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.83; P.L.112-2013, SEC.7; P.L.109-2015, SEC.49; P.L.197-2015, SEC.18; P.L.10-2019, SEC.129.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-90 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-90
Bureau of motor vehicles; false information in certificate of title for manufactured home
Status: in_force

Sec. 90. IC 9-17-6-18 (Concerning the bureau of motor vehicles for false information contained in a certificate of title for a manufactured home).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-52-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 52 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-52-4-1
Manner of taxation and collection
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. In all actions, when United States Government stamps are required and used in original process, certificates, bonds, appraisements, deed of conveyance by sheriffs, and other instruments, the value of the stamp duties shall be taxed and collected as other costs in the action.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-21-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-32 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-32
"Community intellectual disability center"
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. "Community intellectual disability center", for purposes of IC 34-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-18-2-11.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-13-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-13-3-3
Immunity of governmental entity or employee
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.74-2026, SEC.167. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.94-2026, SEC.77.

Sec. 3. (a) A governmental entity or an employee acting within the scope of the employee's employment is not liable if a loss results from the following:

(1) The natural condition of unimproved property.

(2) The condition of a reservoir, dam, canal, conduit, drain, or similar structure when used by a person for a purpose that is not foreseeable.

(3) The temporary condition of a public thoroughfare or extreme sport area that results from weather.

(4) The condition of an unpaved road, trail, or footpath, the purpose of which is to provide access to a recreation or scenic area.

(5) The design, construction, control, operation, or normal condition of an extreme sport area, if all entrances to the extreme sport area are marked with:

(A) a set of rules governing the use of the extreme sport area;

(B) a warning concerning the hazards and dangers associated with the use of the extreme sport area; and

(C) a statement that the extreme sport area may be used only by persons operating extreme sport equipment.

This subdivision shall not be construed to relieve a governmental entity from liability for the continuing duty to maintain extreme sports areas in a reasonably safe condition.

(6) The initiation of a judicial or an administrative proceeding.

(7) The performance of a discretionary function; however, the provision of medical or optical care as provided in IC 34-6-2.1-54 shall be considered as a ministerial act.

(8) The adoption and enforcement of or failure to adopt or enforce:

(A) a law (including rules and regulations); or

(B) in the case of a public school or charter school, a policy;

unless the act of enforcement constitutes false arrest or false imprisonment.

(9) An act or omission performed in good faith and without malice under the apparent authority of a statute which is invalid if the employee would not have been liable had the statute been valid.

(10) The act or omission of anyone other than the governmental entity or the governmental entity's employee.

(11) The issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation of, or failure or refusal to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke any permit, license, certificate, approval, order, or similar authorization, where the authority is discretionary under the law.

(12) Failure to make an inspection, or making an inadequate or negligent inspection, of any property, other than the property of a governmental entity, to determine whether the property complied with or violates any law or contains a hazard to health or safety.

(13) Entry upon any property where the entry is expressly or impliedly authorized by law.

(14) Misrepresentation if unintentional.

(15) Theft by another person of money in the employee's official custody, unless the loss was sustained because of the employee's own negligent or wrongful act or omission.

(16) Injury to the property of a person under the jurisdiction and control of the department of correction if the person has not exhausted the administrative remedies and procedures provided by section 7 of this chapter.

(17) Injury to the person or property of a person under supervision of a governmental entity and who is:

(A) on probation;

(B) assigned to an alcohol and drug services program under IC 12-23, a minimum security release program under IC 11-10-8, a pretrial conditional release program under IC 35-33-8, or a community corrections program under IC 11-12; or

(C) subject to a court order requiring the person to be escorted by a county police officer while on or in a government building (as defined in IC 36-9-13-3) owned by a county building authority under IC 36-9-13, unless the injury is the result of an act or omission amounting to:

(i) gross negligence;

(ii) willful or wanton misconduct; or

(iii) intentional misconduct.

(18) Design of a highway (as defined in IC 9-13-2-73), toll road project (as defined in IC 8-15-2-4(4)), tollway (as defined in IC 8-15-3-7), or project (as defined in IC 8-15.7-2-14) if the claimed loss occurs at least twenty (20) years after the public highway, toll road project, tollway, or project was designed or substantially redesigned; except that this subdivision shall not be construed to relieve a responsible governmental entity from the continuing duty to provide and maintain public highways in a reasonably safe condition.

(19) Development, adoption, implementation, operation, maintenance, or use of an enhanced emergency communication system.

(20) Injury to a student or a student's property by an employee of a school corporation if the employee is acting reasonably under a:

(A) discipline policy adopted under IC 20-33-8-12; or

(B) restraint and seclusion plan adopted under IC 20-20.5-13-16.

(21) An act or omission performed in good faith under the apparent authority of a court order described in IC 35-46-1-15.1 or IC 35-46-1-15.3 that is invalid, including an arrest or imprisonment related to the enforcement of the court order, if the governmental entity or employee would not have been liable had the court order been valid.

(22) An act taken to investigate or remediate hazardous substances, petroleum, or other pollutants associated with a brownfield (as defined in IC 13-11-2-19.3) unless:

(A) the loss is a result of reckless conduct; or

(B) the governmental entity was responsible for the initial placement of the hazardous substances, petroleum, or other pollutants on the brownfield.

(23) The operation of an off-road vehicle (as defined in IC 14-8-2-185) by a nongovernmental employee, or by a governmental employee not acting within the scope of the employment of the employee, on a public highway in a county road system outside the corporate limits of a city or town, unless the loss is the result of an act or omission amounting to:

(A) gross negligence;

(B) willful or wanton misconduct; or

(C) intentional misconduct.

This subdivision shall not be construed to relieve a governmental entity from liability for the continuing duty to maintain highways in a reasonably safe condition for the operation of motor vehicles licensed by the bureau of motor vehicles for operation on public highways.

(24) Any act or omission rendered in connection with a request, investigation, assessment, or opinion provided under IC 36-9-28.7.

(b) This subsection applies to a cause of action that accrues during a period of a state disaster emergency declared under IC 10-14-3-12 to respond to COVID-19, if the state of disaster emergency was declared after February 29, 2020, and before April 1, 2022. A governmental entity or an employee acting within the scope of the employee's employment is not liable for an act or omission arising from COVID-19 unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional misrepresentation. If a claim described in this subsection is:

(1) a claim for injury or death resulting from medical malpractice; and

(2) not barred by the immunity provided under this subsection;

the claimant is required to comply with all of the provisions of IC 34-18 (medical malpractice act).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.5-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.142-1999, SEC.2; P.L.250-2001, SEC.6; P.L.280-2001, SEC.42; P.L.1-2002, SEC.144; P.L.161-2003, SEC.5; P.L.1-2005, SEC.218; P.L.208-2005, SEC.14; P.L.47-2006, SEC.48; P.L.121-2009, SEC.15; P.L.86-2010, SEC.10; P.L.125-2011, SEC.1; P.L.122-2013, SEC.2; P.L.220-2013, SEC.2; P.L.65-2016, SEC.21; P.L.166-2021, SEC.14; P.L.135-2023, SEC.1; P.L.186-2025, SEC.182; P.L.74-2026, SEC.167.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-420 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-420
Agencies, insurers, agents, and representatives; providing information; insurance fraud investigation
Status: in_force

Sec. 420. IC 27-2-19-7 (Concerning an agency, an insurer, an agent, an employee, or a representative for receiving or providing information in good faith related to insurance fraud investigation).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-49-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-49-1-3
Examination of surety
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Every court and officer authorized to take any bail or surety has authority to examine, on oath, the person offering to become a bail or surety, concerning the person's property, and sufficiency as a bail or surety.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-63-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 34-18-17-7 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 17 / Section 34-18-17-7
Rejection of risk by manager; appeal
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. If the risk manager declines to accept the risk, notice of declination, together with the reasons, shall be sent to the applicant and the commissioner. The applicant has ten (10) days after the date of notice to file an appeal for review by the commissioner. On appeal, the commissioner shall review the decision of the risk manager and enter an appropriate order.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-17-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-37-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-37-1-4
Seal to deed; savings clause
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this chapter do not repeal or affect any Indiana statute expressly requiring a seal to a deed or other instrument.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-16-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 34-20-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-20-6-5
Modification or alteration of product
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. It is a defense to an action under this article (or IC 33-1-1.5 before its repeal) that a cause of the physical harm is a modification or alteration of the product made by any person after the product's delivery to the initial user or consumer if the modification or alteration is the proximate cause of physical harm where the modification or alteration is not reasonably expectable to the seller.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 33-1-1.5-4(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 34-50-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 50 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-50-2-8
Applications for approval of transfers
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) An application under this chapter for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights must be filed in:

(1) the Indiana court in which the underlying tort action was pending; or

(2) the court of general jurisdiction in the Indiana county in which the payee resides.

(b) The following apply to an application filed under subsection (a):

(1) Upon filing of the application, the court shall set a date and time for a hearing on the application not earlier than twenty (20) days after the application is filed and shall notify the applicant of the date, time, and place of the hearing. The court shall give precedence to a hearing set under this section in accordance with Indiana Trial Rule 40.

(2) The applicant shall file with the court and shall serve on:

(A) all interested parties;

(B) the annuity issuer; and

(C) the structured settlement obligor;

in the manner prescribed in the rules of civil procedure for the service of process, a notice of the proposed transfer.

(3) The notice required under subdivision (2) shall include:

(A) a copy of the application;

(B) a copy of the proposed transfer agreement, including the transferee's:

(i) name;

(ii) address; and

(iii) taxpayer identification number;

(C) a copy of the disclosure statement provided by the transferee under section 6 of this chapter whenever the application is filed by a person other than the payee;

(D) notification of the date, time, and place of the hearing on the application; and

(E) notification that an interested party may support, oppose, or otherwise respond to the application, either in person or by counsel, by:

(i) submitting to the court a written response containing the interested party's support of, opposition to, or comments on the application; or

(ii) participating in the hearing.

(4) At the conclusion of the hearing on an application filed under subsection (a), the court may enter an order:

(A) granting approval with or without modification; or

(B) denying approval;

of the transfer. If the court grants approval of the transfer, the court shall include in the order all of the express findings required under section 7 of this chapter. If the court denies the approval of the transfer, the court shall include in the order the reasons for the denial.

(5) An order of the court made under subdivision (4) is a final and appealable order.

As added by P.L.219-2001, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 34-30-10.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 10.5 / Section 34-30-10.5-1
Immunity from civil liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Subject to section 2 of this chapter, a person is immune from civil liability for personal injury, property damage, or death resulting from a defect in fire control or fire protection equipment donated in good faith by the person to a volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2) or the fire department of a political subdivision, unless the person's act or omission that proximately caused injury, damage, or death constitutes gross negligence or willful, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

As added by P.L.95-2001, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 34-24-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-24-1-3
Action for forfeiture; procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The prosecuting attorney for the county in which the seizure occurs may, within twenty-one (21) days after receiving written notice from the owner demanding return of the seized property or within ninety (90) days after the property is seized, whichever occurs first, cause an action for forfeiture to be brought by filing a complaint in the circuit or superior court in the jurisdiction where the seizure occurred. The action must be brought:

(1) in the name of the state; and

(2) within the period that a prosecution may be commenced under IC 35-41-4-2 for the offense that is the basis for the seizure.

(b) If the property seized was a vehicle or real property, the prosecuting attorney shall serve, under the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure, a copy of the complaint upon each person whose right, title, or interest is of record in the bureau of motor vehicles, in the county recorder's office, or other office authorized to receive or record vehicle or real property ownership interests.

(c) If, after the expiration of the twenty-one (21) or ninety (90) day period described in subsection (a), the prosecuting attorney has not filed a complaint initiating an action for forfeiture, the property shall be returned immediately to the owner, or to a lienholder or bona fide purchaser for value. If the property is returned without a complaint for forfeiture having been filed, the owner, lienholder, or bona fide purchaser for value is not liable for any costs or fees incurred in storing, transporting, or maintaining the property.

(d) The owner of the seized property, or any person whose right, title, or interest is of record may, within twenty (20) days after service of the complaint under the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure, file an answer to the complaint and may appear at the hearing on the action.

(e) If, at the end of the time allotted for an answer, there is no answer on file, the court, upon motion, shall enter judgment in favor of the state and shall order the property disposed of in accordance with section 4 of this chapter.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-30.1-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.108; P.L.47-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 34-18-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-18-6-2
Protection of fund; legal services; expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The commissioner, using money from the fund, as considered necessary, appropriate, or desirable, may purchase or retain the services of persons, firms, and corporations to aid in protecting the fund against claims. The commissioner shall retain the services of counsel described in subsection (b) to represent the department when a trial court determination will be necessary to resolve a claim against the patient's compensation fund.

(b) When retaining legal services under subsection (a), the commissioner shall retain competent and experienced legal counsel licensed to practice law in Indiana to assist in litigation or other matters pertaining to the fund.

(c) The commissioner has sole authority for the following:

(1) Making a decision regarding the settlement of a claim against the patient compensation fund.

(2) Determining the reasonableness of any fee submitted to the department of insurance by an attorney who defends the patient compensation fund under this section.

(d) All expenses of collecting, protecting, and administering the fund shall be paid from the fund.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-6-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.111-1998, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 34-10-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-10-2-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a person who was assigned representation as an indigent person under IC 34-10-1.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-1-4 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 34-13-8-12 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 34-13-8-12
Assignment of claims to state
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) An eligible person may assign to the attorney general the eligible person's right to pursue a cause of action for the tortious breach of an insurer's duty to deal with an insured person in good faith.

(b) If the insurance commissioner believes that a person has engaged in any of the acts or practices listed in IC 27-4-1-4.5 in relation to an occurrence, the insurance commissioner may issue and cause to be served upon the person a statement of the charges and a notice in writing of a hearing as provided in IC 27-4-1-5. If after a hearing under IC 4-21.5-3, the insurance commissioner determines that the person has engaged in any of the acts or practices listed in IC 27-4-1-4.5 in relation to an occurrence, the insurance commissioner may at the insurance commissioner's discretion order one (1) or more of the remedies provided in IC 27-4-1-6. Notwithstanding IC 27-4-1, the insurance commissioner may take an action under this subsection regarding the commission by a person of a single act or practice listed in IC 27-4-1-4.5 in relation to an occurrence, without having to demonstrate that the act or practice occurs with such frequency as to indicate a general practice by the person.

As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.62.
Ind. Code § 34-31-9-10 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-31-9-10
Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to section 11 of this chapter, an agritourism provider is not liable for:

(1) an injury to a participant; or

(2) the death of a participant;

resulting from an inherent risk of agritourism activities.

(b) Subject to section 11 of this chapter, a participant or participant's representative may not:

(1) make a claim against;

(2) maintain an action against; or

(3) recover from;

an agritourism provider for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from an inherent risk of agritourism activities.

As added by P.L.3-2011, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-57-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-57-2-7
Right to representation by attorney
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A party is entitled to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter. A waiver of the right to representation before the proceeding or hearing is ineffective.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 34-51-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-51-3-4
Maximum award of damages
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A punitive damage award may not be more than the greater of:

(1) three (3) times the amount of compensatory damages awarded in the action; or

(2) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-34-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 34-30-19-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 19 / Section 34-30-19-3
Liability of volunteers
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A volunteer is not liable for civil damages that are proximately caused by a negligent act or omission in the personal services provided by:

(1) the volunteer; or

(2) another person selected, trained, supervised, or otherwise under the control of the volunteer;

in the course of a sports or leisure activity.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-11.8-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-442 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-442
Savings banks; safekeeping of property
Status: in_force

Sec. 442. IC 28-6.1-6-16 (Concerning savings banks for property left for safekeeping).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-30-12.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 34-30-12.5-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies if the federal government authorizes the Indiana department of health to implement a program providing for the administration of inoculations or other medical countermeasures against an actual or a potential bioterrorist incident or another actual or potential public health emergency under:

(1) 42 U.S.C. 233(p)(2)(A); or

(2) any other federal authority.

As added by P.L.136-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.315.
Ind. Code § 34-51-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 51 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-51-2-4
Defendant as single party
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. For purposes of sections 6 through 10 of this chapter, a defendant may be treated along with another defendant as a single party where recovery is sought against that defendant not based upon the defendant's own alleged act or omission but upon the defendant's relationship to the other defendant.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-33-2(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 34-14-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-14-1-2
Persons who may obtain declaratory judgment
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-10-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 34-25.5-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-25.5-5-2
When persons not to be discharged from order of commitment
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A person shall not be discharged from an order of commitment issued by any judicial or peace officer:

(1) for want of bail, or in cases not bailable, on account of a defect in the charge or process; or

(2) for alleged want of probable cause.

(b) In cases described in subsection (a), the court or judge shall:

(1) summon the prosecuting witnesses;

(2) investigate the criminal charge;

(3) discharge, let to bail, or recommit the prisoner, as may be just and legal; and

(4) recognize witnesses when proper.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-14.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 34-40-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 40 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-40-2-1
Evidentiary value
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Copies of:

(1) all papers filed with; and

(2) all records, exhibits, awards, and orders made by;

the worker's compensation board, when certified by the secretary of the board to be true and complete copies, are competent evidence in the several courts of record in Indiana in all cases in which the original papers, records, awards, exhibits, and orders would be competent evidence.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-16-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 34-28-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-28-1-7
Appearance of applicant; conduct of hearing; finality of determination; rehearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The applicant may appear:

(1) in person; and

(2) with or without an attorney.

(b) If the applicant appears without an attorney, the judge shall conduct the hearing of the applicant and the examination of the witnesses.

(c) The judge may continue the hearing from time to time.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), the determination of the court or the judge, after conclusion of the hearing, is final.

(e) Upon petition for sufficient cause, if the court or judge sets aside the former order and assigns the application for rehearing and determination, the determination of the court on rehearing is final.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-3-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 34-26-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-26-5-2
Persons eligible to file petition for order of protection; petition on behalf of a child; prohibition on mutual orders; jurisdiction for order sought against a minor
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A person who is or has been a victim of domestic or family violence may file a petition for an order for protection against a:

(1) family or household member who commits an act of domestic or family violence; or

(2) person who has committed stalking under IC 35-45-10-5 or a sex offense under IC 35-42-4 against the petitioner.

(b) A person who is or has been subjected to harassment may file a petition for an order for protection against a person who has committed repeated acts of harassment against the petitioner.

(c) A parent, a guardian, or another representative may file a petition for an order for protection on behalf of a child against a:

(1) family or household member who commits an act of domestic or family violence;

(2) person who has committed stalking under IC 35-45-10-5 or a sex offense under IC 35-42-4 against the child;

(3) person who has committed repeated acts of harassment against the child; or

(4) person who engaged in a course of conduct involving repeated or continuing contact with a child that is intended to prepare or condition a child for sexual activity (as defined in IC 35-42-4-13).

(d) A court may issue only one (1) order for each respondent. If a petitioner files a petition against more than one (1) respondent, the court shall:

(1) assign a new case number; and

(2) maintain a separate court file;

for each respondent.

(e) If a petitioner seeks relief against an unemancipated minor, the case may originate in any court of record and, if it is an emergency matter, be processed the same as an ex parte petition. When a hearing is set, the matter may be transferred to a court with juvenile jurisdiction.

(f) If a petition for an order for protection is filed by a person or on behalf of an unemancipated minor, the court shall determine, after reviewing the petition or making an inquiry, whether issuing the order for protection may impact a school corporation's ability to provide in-person instruction for the person or the unemancipated minor. If the court determines that issuing the order for protection may impact a school corporation's ability to provide in-person instruction for the person or the unemancipated minor, then the court may not issue the order for protection until the following requirements are met:

(1) Notice is provided to the school corporation, by registered mail or certified mail, that includes:

(A) notice of the petition for the order for protection; and

(B) the date for the hearing on the petition for the order for protection, if applicable.

(2) Upon receipt of the notice, the school corporation is allowed to:

(A) respond to the notice not later than three (3) business days after receipt of the notice; and

(B) testify at the hearing on the petition for the order for protection.

If the school corporation fails to respond to the notice of the petition for the order for protection as described in subdivision (2), then the court may issue the order for protection described in this subsection.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.40-2019, SEC.3; P.L.266-2019, SEC.6; P.L.156-2020, SEC.126; P.L.67-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-438 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-438
Professional employer organizations; disputes
Status: in_force

Sec. 438. IC 27-16-3-2(2) (Concerning a dispute involving a professional employer organization).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-46-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 46 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-46-2-20
Social workers or counselors
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. IC 25-23.6-6-1 (Concerning matters communicated to a social worker or other counselor).

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 34-24-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 24 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-24-2-4
Seizure of property subject to forfeiture; requisites; custody; limitation of actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Property subject to forfeiture under this chapter shall be seized by a law enforcement officer upon court order. Seizure may be made without a court order only if:

(1) the seizure is incident to a lawful arrest or search, or to an inspection under an administrative inspection warrant; or

(2) the property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a forfeiture proceeding under this chapter (or IC 34-4-30.5 before its repeal).

(b) When property is seized under subsection (a), pending forfeiture and final disposition, the law enforcement officer making the seizure may:

(1) place the property under seal;

(2) remove the property to a place designated by the court; or

(3) require another agency authorized by law to take custody of the property and remove it to an appropriate location.

(c) Property seized under subsection (a) (or IC 34-4-30.5-4(a) before its repeal) is not subject to replevin, but is considered to be in the custody of the law enforcement officer making the seizure, subject only to order of the court. However, if a seizure of property is made in accordance with subsection (a), the prosecuting attorney or the inspector general shall bring an action for forfeiture under section 2 of this chapter within:

(1) thirty (30) days after receiving notice from any person claiming a right, title, or interest in the property; or

(2) one hundred eighty (180) days after the property is seized;

whichever occurs first.

(d) If an action under subsection (c) is not filed within thirty (30) days after receiving notice from any person claiming a right, title, or interest in the property, the claimant:

(1) is entitled to file a complaint seeking:

(A) replevin;

(B) foreclosure; or

(C) other appropriate remedy; and

(2) shall immediately obtain a hearing on the complaint as provided in subsection (f).

If an action is not filed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the seizure, and the property has not been previously released to an innocent person under section 5 of this chapter (or IC 34-4-30.5-4.5 before its repeal), the law enforcement agency whose officer made the seizure shall return the property to its owner.

(e) If property is seized under subsection (a) (or IC 34-4-30.5-4(a) before its repeal) and the property is a vehicle or real property, the prosecuting attorney or the inspector general shall serve, within thirty (30) days after the date the property is seized and as provided by the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure, notice of seizure upon each person whose right, title, or interest is of record in the bureau of motor vehicles, in the county recorder's office, or other office authorized to receive or record vehicle or real property ownership interests.

(f) The person whose right, title, or interest is of record may at any time file a complaint seeking:

(1) replevin;

(2) foreclosure; or

(3) another appropriate remedy;

to which the state may answer in forfeiture within the appropriate statutory period. The court shall promptly set the matter for a hearing, and in the case of replevin or foreclosure, the court shall set the hearing as provided by the applicable statutory provisions.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-30.5-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.222-2005, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-241 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-241
Medical care providers; maintenance of original mammogram films
Status: in_force

Sec. 241. IC 16-39-7-3 (Concerning medical care providers for maintenance of original mammogram films and reports).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-31-9-12 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-31-9-12
Requirements for providers who receive monetary consideration; signs; release; warning notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) This chapter does not apply to an agritourism provider who receives monetary consideration from an individual other than a government agency unless an agritourism provider:

(1) posts and maintains a sign on which is printed the warning notice set forth in section 14 of this chapter; or

(2) has a signed contract or release from the participant indicating that the participant has received written notice of the warning set forth in section 13 of this chapter.

(b) A sign referred to in subsection (a) must be placed in a clearly visible location at the main point of entrance to the agritourism activity.

(c) The warning notice on a sign referred to in subsection (a) must be printed in black letters, and each letter must be at least one (1) inch in height.

As added by P.L.3-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.63-2022, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 34-18-15-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 15 / Section 34-18-15-1
Discharge of obligations
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The obligation to pay an amount from the patient's compensation fund under IC 34-18-14-3(c), IC 34-18-6-6, or section 3 of this chapter (or IC 27-12-14-3(c), IC 27-12-6-6, or IC 27-12-15-3 before their repeal) may be discharged as follows:

(1) Payment in one (1) lump amount.

(2) An agreement requiring periodic payments from the fund over a period of years.

(3) The purchase of an annuity payable to the patient.

(4) Any combination of subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).

(b) The commissioner may contract with approved insurers to insure the ability of the fund to make periodic payments under subsection (a)(2).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-15-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-508.5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-508.5
Department of child services, government agencies, foster parents, and foster youth services providers; foster youth automobile insurance policies
Status: in_force

Sec. 508.5. IC 31-26-4.5-6 (Concerning the department of child services, and liability of a state or local government agency, foster parent, or entity providing services to a foster youth for costs and damages associated with an automobile insurance policy issued to a foster youth).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-129.4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-129.4
Personal services attendant or an individual in need of self-directed in-home care; actions of
Status: in_force

Sec. 129.4. IC 12-8-1.7-8(b) (Concerning actions of a personal services attendant or an individual in need of self-directed in-home care).

As added by P.L.174-2025, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 34-55-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 8 / Section 34-55-8-2
Refusal of judgment debtor to apply assets to judgment; order requiring
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) If, after the issuing of an execution against property, the execution plaintiff or other person on the execution plaintiff's behalf makes and files with the clerk of any court of record of any city, county, or township an affidavit:

(1) stating to the effect that a judgment debtor, residing in the territorial jurisdiction of the court, has property, income, or profits that the judgment debtor unjustly refuses to apply toward the satisfaction of the judgment; and

(2) describing the property, income, or profits;

the court shall issue a subpoena requiring the judgment debtor to appear immediately before the court, at a specified time and place, to answer concerning the affidavit.

(b) Proceedings described in subsection (a) may subsequently be held for the application of the property, income, or profits of the judgment debtor toward the satisfaction of the judgment as provided upon the return of an execution.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-44-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-198 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-198
Hospital disciplinary actions and investigations
Status: in_force

Sec. 198. IC 16-21-2-6 (Concerning the governing board of a hospital, and its employees, agents, consultants, and attorneys for participation in disciplinary actions and investigations).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-23-1-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-23-1-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.1. The addition of section 2 of this chapter by P.L.84-1999 applies only to a cause of action that accrues after December 31, 1999.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.556.
Ind. Code § 34-55-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-55-2-13
Entry of other bail; effect
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. If other sufficient bail is entered, it shall have the force of the original bail entered before the filing of the affidavit and shall discharge the original bail.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-35-14.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-47-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 47 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-47-2-1
Disturbing court
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Every person who disturbs the business and proceedings of a court:

(1) by creating any noise or confusion;

(2) in a court of record; and

(3) while the court is open for and engaged in the transaction of business;

is considered guilty of a direct contempt of court.

(b) This section applies to a disturbance caused:

(1) by the commission of a felony, a misdemeanor, or an other unlawful act;

(2) by talking, moving about, or by signs, or gestures; or

(3) in any other manner.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-7-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-63 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-63
Employees of the department of state revenue pilot program
Status: in_force

Sec. 63. IC 6-8.1-16.3-3 (Concerning actions taken by an employee of the department of state revenue pilot program).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-55-10-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 10 / Section 34-55-10-2
Bankruptcy exemptions; limitations
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to judgments obtained before October 1, 1977.

(b) The amount of each exemption under subsection (c) applies until a rule is adopted by the department of financial institutions under section 2.5 of this chapter.

(c) The following property of a debtor domiciled in Indiana is exempt:

(1) Real estate or personal property constituting the personal or family residence of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor, or estates or rights in that real estate or personal property, of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). The exemption under this subdivision is individually available to joint debtors concerning property held by them as tenants by the entireties.

(2) Other real estate or tangible personal property of eight thousand dollars ($8,000).

(3) Intangible personal property, including choses in action, deposit accounts, and cash (but excluding debts owing and income owing), of three hundred dollars ($300).

(4) Professionally prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.

(5) Any interest that the debtor has in real estate held as a tenant by the entireties. The exemption under this subdivision does not apply to a debt for which the debtor and the debtor's spouse are jointly liable.

(6) An interest, whether vested or not, that the debtor has in a retirement plan or fund to the extent of:

(A) contributions, or portions of contributions, that were made to the retirement plan or fund by or on behalf of the debtor or the debtor's spouse:

(i) which were not subject to federal income taxation to the debtor at the time of the contribution; or

(ii) which are made to an individual retirement account in the manner prescribed by Section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

(B) earnings on contributions made under clause (A) that are not subject to federal income taxation at the time of the levy; and

(C) roll-overs of contributions made under clause (A) that are not subject to federal income taxation at the time of the levy.

(7) Money that is in a medical care savings account established under IC 6-8-11.

(8) Money that is in a health savings account established under Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(9) Any interest the debtor has in a qualified tuition program, as defined in Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but only to the extent funds in the program are not attributable to:

(A) excess contributions, as described in Section 529(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and earnings on the excess contributions;

(B) contributions made by the debtor within one (1) year before the date of the levy or the date a bankruptcy petition is filed by or against the debtor, and earnings on the contributions; or

(C) the excess over five thousand dollars ($5,000) of aggregate contributions made by the debtor for all programs under this subdivision and education savings accounts under subdivision (10) having the same designated beneficiary:

(i) not later than one (1) year before; and

(ii) not earlier than two (2) years before;

the date of the levy or the date a bankruptcy petition is filed by or against the debtor, and earnings on the aggregate contributions.

(10) Any interest the debtor has in an education savings account, as defined in Section 530(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but only to the extent funds in the account are not attributable to:

(A) excess contributions, as described in Section 4973(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and earnings on the excess contributions;

(B) contributions made by the debtor within one (1) year before the date of the levy or the date a bankruptcy petition is filed by or against the debtor, and earnings on the contributions; or

(C) the excess over five thousand dollars ($5,000) of aggregate contributions made by the debtor for all accounts under this subdivision and qualified tuition programs under subdivision (9) having the same designated beneficiary:

(i) not later than one (1) year before; and

(ii) not earlier than two (2) years before;

the date of the levy or the date a bankruptcy petition is filed by or against the debtor, and earnings on the excess contributions.

(11) The debtor's interest in a refund or a credit received or to be received under the following:

(A) Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the federal earned income tax credit).

(B) IC 6-3.1-21-6 (the Indiana earned income tax credit).

(12) A disability benefit awarded to a veteran for a service connected disability under 38 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. This subdivision does not apply to a service connected disability benefit that is subject to child and spousal support enforcement under 42 U.S.C. 659(h)(1)(A)(ii)(V).

(13) Compensation distributed from the supplemental state fair relief fund under IC 34-13-8 to an eligible person (as defined in IC 34-13-8-1) for an occurrence (as defined in IC 34-13-8-2). This subdivision applies even if a debtor is not domiciled in Indiana.

(d) A bankruptcy proceeding that results in the ownership by the bankruptcy estate of a debtor's interest in property held in a tenancy by the entireties does not result in a severance of the tenancy by the entireties.

(e) Real estate or personal property upon which a debtor has voluntarily granted a lien is not, to the extent of the balance due on the debt secured by the lien:

(1) subject to this chapter; or

(2) exempt from levy or sale on execution or any other final process from a court.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citations: 34-2-28-1(a); 34-2-28-1(b); 34-2-28-1(c); 34-2-28-1(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51. Amended by P.L.179-2005, SEC.10; P.L.145-2008, SEC.33; P.L.44-2010, SEC.1; P.L.53-2010, SEC.1; P.L.42-2011, SEC.73; P.L.160-2012, SEC.65.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-66 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-66
Collection of money under alcoholic beverage laws
Status: in_force

Sec. 66. IC 7.1-2-8-2 (Concerning the alcohol and tobacco commission, its chairman and chairman pro tempore, and the state for claim arising from collection of money under alcoholic beverage laws).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-55-1-12 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-55-1-12
Execution against goods and chattels; priorities
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) When an execution against the property of any person is delivered to an officer to be executed, the goods and chattels of the person within the jurisdiction of the officer is bound from the time of the delivery.

(b) If there are several executions against the same defendant in the hands of different officers, that execution, without regard to the time of its delivery under which the first levy is made, has the preference, and all liens created by the prior delivery of any other execution are divested in favor of the execution first levied.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-34-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-9-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-9-3-4
Action by decedent's representative based on personal injuries not causing death
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies when a person:

(1) receives personal injuries caused by the wrongful act or omission of another; and

(2) subsequently dies from causes other than those personal injuries.

(b) The personal representative of the decedent who was injured may maintain an action against the wrongdoer to recover all damages resulting before the date of death from those injuries that the decedent would have been entitled to recover had the decedent lived. The damages inure to the exclusive benefit of the decedent's estate.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-1-1(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.143-2009, SEC.43; P.L.79-2017, SEC.77.
Ind. Code § 34-57-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-57-2-6
Hearings; time and place; notice; procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Unless otherwise provided by the agreement:

(a) The arbitrators shall appoint a time and place for the hearing and cause notification to the parties to be served personally or by registered mail not less than thirty (30) days before the hearing. Appearance at the hearing waives such notice. The arbitrators may adjourn the hearing from time to time as necessary and, on request of a party and for good cause, or upon their own motion may postpone the hearing to a time not later than the date fixed by the agreement for making the award unless the parties consent to a later date. The arbitrators may hear and determine the controversy upon the evidence produced notwithstanding the failure of a party duly notified to appear. The court on application may direct the arbitrators to proceed promptly with the hearing and determination of the controversy. Any party may require that the hearing be recorded in a manner sufficient for appeal.

(b) The parties are entitled to be heard and to present any and all evidence material to the controversy regardless of its admissibility under judicial rules of evidence.

(c) The hearing shall be conducted by all the arbitrators but a majority may determine any question and render a final award. If, during the course of the hearing, an arbitrator for any reason ceases to act, the remaining neutral arbitrator or neutral arbitrators may continue with the hearing and determination of the controversy.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 34-55-1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-55-1-16
Clerk's endorsement on Sunday service
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. The clerk shall endorse on the execution that the defendants are not privileged from service on Sunday.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-34-13.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-26-5-16 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-26-5-16
Fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. Fees for:

(1) filing;

(2) service of process;

(3) witnesses; or

(4) subpoenas;

may not be charged for a proceeding seeking relief or enforcement as provided in this chapter, including a proceeding concerning a foreign protection order as described in section 17 of this chapter. This section may not be construed to prevent the collecting of costs from a party against whom an order for protection is sought if the court finds a claim to be meritorious and issues an order for protection under this chapter.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.176-2005, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 34-55-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 8 / Section 34-55-8-4
Arrest of debtor; bond
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The sheriff, after taking the execution debtor into custody upon the order of arrest, shall require the execution debtor to enter into a written undertaking to the plaintiff, with surety, to be approved by the officer, that:

(1) the execution debtor will attend before the court and obey the order made by the court; and

(2) the execution debtor will not, in the meantime, dispose of any part of the execution debtor's property that is not exempt from execution.

If the execution debtor defaults on the written undertaking, the execution debtor shall be committed to prison. Upon breach of the written undertaking, the plaintiff is entitled to the amount of the value of the property unlawfully withheld or disposed of.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-44-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-51-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 51 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-51-2-11
Forms of verdicts; disclosure requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The court shall furnish to the jury forms of verdicts that require only the disclosure of:

(1) the percentage of fault charged against each party and nonparty; and

(2) the amount of the verdict against each defendant.

If the evidence in the action is sufficient to support the charging of fault to a nonparty, the form of verdict also shall require a disclosure of the name of the nonparty and the percentage of fault charged to the nonparty.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-33-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 34-26-7.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 34-26-7.5-5
Expungement hearing; burden of proof
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The petitioner bears the burden of proof in a proceeding to expunge protection order records. The court shall order the protection order records expunged if the petitioner proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner is entitled to relief.

As added by P.L.219-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.55-2020, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 34-18-12-6 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 12 / Section 34-18-12-6
Writing not required
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. This chapter does not require that a patient's consent or the information described under section 3 of this chapter be in writing in all cases.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-12-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-20-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 20 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-20-3-2
Asbestos related actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A product liability action that is based on:

(1) property damage resulting from asbestos; or

(2) personal injury, disability, disease, or death resulting from exposure to asbestos;

must be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action accrues. The subsequent development of an additional asbestos related disease or injury is a new injury and is a separate cause of action.

(b) A product liability action for personal injury, disability, disease, or death resulting from exposure to asbestos accrues on the date when the injured person knows that the person has an asbestos related disease or injury.

(c) A product liability action for property damage accrues on the date when the injured person knows that the property damage has resulted from asbestos.

(d) This section applies only to product liability actions against:

(1) persons who mined and sold commercial asbestos; and

(2) funds that have, as a result of bankruptcy proceedings or to avoid bankruptcy proceedings, been created for the payment of asbestos related disease claims or asbestos related property damage claims.

(e) For the purposes of IC 1-1-1-8, if any part of this section is held invalid, the entire section is void.

(f) Except for the cause of action expressly recognized in this section, this section does not otherwise modify the limitation of action or repose period contained in section 1 of this chapter.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 33-1-1.5-5.5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 34-12-3.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 12 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 34-12-3.5-3
Permitted and prohibited actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding IC 34-12-3 or any other law, only the state of Indiana may bring or maintain an action by or on behalf of a political subdivision against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, seller, or dealer, concerning the:

(1) design;

(2) manufacture;

(3) import;

(4) export;

(5) distribution;

(6) advertising;

(7) marketing;

(8) sale; or

(9) criminal, unlawful, or unintentional use;

of a firearm, ammunition, or a component part of a firearm or ammunition.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), notwithstanding IC 34-12-3 or any other law, a political subdivision may not independently bring or maintain an action described in subsection (a).

(c) This section does not prohibit a political subdivision from bringing an action against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, or dealer:

(1) alleging the breach of a contract or warranty as it relates to a firearm or ammunition purchased by the political subdivision; or

(2) to enforce a generally applicable zoning or business ordinance that applies to a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, or dealer to the same degree as other similar businesses.

As added by P.L.170-2024, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 34-46-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 46 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-46-2-12
School psychologists
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. IC 20-28-12-5 (Concerning information school psychologist acquires in professional capacity).

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.224.
Ind. Code § 34-46-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 46 / Chapter 7 / Section 34-46-7-3
Compelling disclosure of a digital asset private key; limitations on a court's authority to compel disclosure
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A court may compel a person to disclose a digital asset private key only if no other admissible information is sufficient to provide access to the digital asset.

As added by P.L.49-2026, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-322 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-322
Crematories; refusal to accept remains or perform cremation
Status: in_force

Sec. 322. IC 23-14-31-48 (Concerning refusal by a crematory to accept human remains and concerning refusal to perform cremation).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-13-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-13-9-4
"Demonstrates"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "demonstrates" means meets the burdens of going forward with the evidence and of persuasion.

As added by P.L.3-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-30-18-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 18 / Section 34-30-18-2
Liability of volunteers
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. An individual who, without compensation, contributes personal time to the Special Olympics is not liable for civil damages as a result of a negligent act or omission of the individual arising from that contribution.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-11.6-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 34-31-4-0.2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-31-4-0.2
Application of certain amendments to prior law
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 34-4-31-1 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.208-1997 apply to a cause of action that accrues after June 30, 1997.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.570.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-478 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-478
Trustees; total return unitrust
Status: in_force

Sec. 478. IC 30-2-15-26 (Concerning actions of a trustee of a total return unitrust).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-26-1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-26-1-13
Money collected upon judgment; payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. Money that is:

(1) collected upon a judgment that is later enjoined; and

(2) remains in the hands of the collecting officer;

shall be paid to the clerk of the court granting the injunction, subject to the order of the court.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-10-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 34-25.5-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-25.5-6-1
Warrant for appearance of illegally held person
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Whenever it appears by affidavit that a person is illegally held in custody or restraint and there is good reason to believe that the applicant:

(1) will be carried out of the jurisdiction of the court or judge before whom the application is made; or

(2) will suffer some irreparable injury before compliance with the writ can be enforced;

the court or judge may cause a warrant to be issued, reciting the facts and directed to the sheriff or any constable of the county, commanding the sheriff or constable to take the restrained person and immediately bring the person before the court or judge, to be dealt with according to law.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-19.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-189 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-189
"Seller"
Status: in_force

Sec. 189. "Seller", for purposes of IC 34-20, means a person engaged in the business of selling or leasing a product for resale, use, or consumption.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-195 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-195
Dog owners; dog bites and attacks
Status: in_force

Sec. 195. IC 15-20-1-6 (Concerning dog owners).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-44-1-0.2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-44-1-0.2
Application of prior law
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 34-4-36 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.196-1986 does not apply to civil actions accruing before January 1, 1987.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.573.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-101 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-101
Commissioner, employees, and agents of the bureau of motor vehicles; validity of photo exempt identification card information
Status: in_force

Sec. 101. IC 9-24-16.5-12 (Concerning the commissioner, employees, and agents of the bureau of motor vehicles for the validity of the information contained on photo exempt identification cards).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-13-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-13-5-2
Plaintiff; class actions; right of intervention
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Plaintiffs in a public lawsuit may sue in their capacity either as citizens or taxpayers of the municipal corporation.

(b) A public lawsuit described in subsection (a) is a class suit (whether captioned as such or not), subject to the rights of intervention, the addition of parties, and the addition of other representatives of the same class, as is provided by law in other civil actions. Special appearances may be made in situations permitted by applicable law.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-17-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-413 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-413
Insurance commissioner and department of insurance personnel; duties and powers relating to risk based capital requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 413. IC 27-1-36-53 (Concerning the department of insurance, its commissioner, employees, or agents for exercise of powers and performance of duties related to risk based capital requirements).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-57-3-15 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-57-3-15
Statute of limitations; applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to a dispute described in section 1(3) of this chapter.

(b) Except as provided under subsection (c), the running of a statute of limitation ceases to run after the time:

(1) arbitration is initiated under IC 34-57-2-2 (or IC 34-4-2-2 before its repeal); or

(2) the parties sign an agreement to mediate.

(c) The statute of limitation resumes running after the earlier of the following:

(1) The date the parties enter into a written agreement under section 4(6) of this chapter (or IC 34-4-2.5-9(6) before its repeal).

(2) Six (6) months after the date that the statute of limitation was suspended under subsection (b) (or IC 34-4-2.5-20(b) before its repeal).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2.5-20.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 34-11-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-11-9-4
Joint debtor or sureties; payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to:

(1) a joint debtor; and

(2) the representatives of a joint debtor;

in whose favor the statute of limitations has operated.

(b) A person described under subsection (a) is not liable to:

(1) a joint debtor or surety; or

(2) the representatives of a joint debtor or surety;

upon payment by the joint debtor or surety, or the representative of the debt, or any part of it.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-15.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-290 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-290
Representations regarding student education loan information
Status: in_force

Sec. 290. IC 21-12-15-3 (Concerning representations made by an eligible institution regarding student education loan information).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-31-11.4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 11.4 / Section 34-31-11.4-5
Defense to an action against an operator by a recreational user
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and notwithstanding IC 34-51-2-6 concerning comparative fault, the assumption of risk under section 4 of this chapter is a complete defense to an action against an operator by a recreational user for injuries and property damage resulting from the assumed risks.

(b) The following apply if an operator violates any of the operator's duties or responsibilities under section 2 of this chapter:

(1) The complete defense against an action against an operator under subsection (a) does not apply.

(2) The provisions of IC 34-51-2-6 apply, unless IC 34-13-3 applies to the operator.

(c) If IC 34-13-3 applies to an operator, the liability of the operator under section 2 of this chapter is subject to IC 34-13-3 and IC 34-51-2-2.

As added by P.L.95-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-427 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-427
Indiana comprehensive health insurance association; participation
Status: in_force

Sec. 427. IC 27-8-10-8 (Concerning persons for participation in the Indiana comprehensive health insurance association).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-24-1-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-24-1-4.5
Prosecuting attorney reports concerning transferred property
Status: reserved

Sec. 4.5. (a) After a prosecuting attorney files a forfeiture action, the prosecuting attorney shall report the following to the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council:

(1) The date the property was seized.

(2) Whether the property seized was cash, a vehicle, real property, or other personal property.

(3) Whether the forfeiture was filed in state court or through federal adoptive seizure.

This subsection applies even if the prosecuting attorney has retained an attorney to bring the forfeiture action.

(b) After a court enters a judgment in favor of the state or a unit under section 4 of this chapter, the prosecuting attorney shall report the following to the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council:

(1) The amount of money or property that is the subject of the judgment.

(2) The law enforcement agency to which the money or property is ordered to be transferred.

(3) Whether the forfeiture was contested.

(4) Whether an innocent owner made a claim to the property.

(5) Whether the final disposition of the property resulted in the property being returned, destroyed, forfeited, retained, or distributed by settlement.

(6) The date of the final disposition.

This subsection applies even if the prosecuting attorney has retained an attorney to bring an action under this chapter.

(c) After a court, upon motion of the prosecuting attorney under IC 35-33-5-5(k), orders property transferred to a federal authority for disposition under 18 U.S.C. 981(e), 19 U.S.C. 1616a, or 21 U.S.C. 881(e), and any related regulations adopted by the United States Department of Justice, the prosecuting attorney shall report to the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council the amount of money or property transferred. This subsection applies even if the prosecuting attorney has retained an attorney to bring an action under this chapter.

(d) A report made to the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council under this section must be in a format approved by the prosecuting attorneys council. A prosecuting attorney with no forfeitures to report shall file a report with the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council.

As added by P.L.237-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.47-2018, SEC.4; P.L.89-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-602 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-602
Water utilities; discontinuance of water service
Status: in_force

Sec. 602. IC 36-9-25-11.5 (Concerning discontinuance of water service by a water utility).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-277 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-277
School corporation personnel; school discipline; reasonable actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 277. IC 20-33-8-8 (Concerning school corporation personnel who take reasonable actions concerning school discipline).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-13-5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-13-5-10
Jurisdiction of trial court
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) A public lawsuit may not be brought, and no trial court has jurisdiction of any public lawsuit that is brought:

(1) more than ten (10) days after the first publication required by law for the sale of bonds of a municipal corporation; or

(2) in the case of a lease under IC 20-47-2, more than ten (10) days after the first publication of notice by any school building corporation for the sale of its bonds;

but in no case later than the time limited for bringing suit under applicable law.

(b) After a public lawsuit is commenced, no other lawsuit relating to the same subject matter may be commenced, and no trial court has jurisdiction of any subsequent lawsuit. No action may be brought except as provided in this chapter if it could have been the subject of a public lawsuit. This chapter does not diminish any right of intervention of any person, or the right of any person to become a named party in the public lawsuit.

(c) This section shall not be construed to extend any existing statute of limitations on the bringing of any lawsuit.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-17-8(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.184.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-410 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-410
Data collected by NAIC from insurer filings
Status: in_force

Sec. 410. IC 27-1-20-33 (Concerning collection, review, analysis, or dissemination by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) of data and information collected from insurer filings).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-14-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-14-1-11
Parties to action; municipalities and attorney general as parties; right of attorney general to intervene
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest that would be affected by the declaration, and no declaration shall prejudice the rights of persons not parties to the proceeding. In any proceeding in which a statute, ordinance, or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, the court shall certify this fact to the attorney general, and the attorney general shall be permitted to intervene for presentation of evidence, if evidence is otherwise admissible in the case, and for arguments on the question of constitutionality. In any proceeding that involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, the municipality shall be made a party, and shall be entitled to be heard. If the statute, ordinance, or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, the attorney general of the state shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding and be entitled to be heard.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-10-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.40-2010, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-295 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-295
Employers; payments to employee benefit plans
Status: in_force

Sec. 295. IC 22-2-12-4 (Concerning an employer's failure to make payments to employee benefit plans or to provide notice of the failure).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-31-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-31-2-5
Mine operators and employers for death or injury of mine rescuer during rescue attempt
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. IC 22-10-12-11 (Concerning mine operators and employers for death or injury of mine rescuer during rescue attempt).

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 34-46-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 46 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-46-2-1
Listing of other privileges; effect of listing
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter contains a list of references to other privileged communication provisions outside IC 34.

(b) Listing in this chapter does not equate to the creation of a privilege, and failure to be listed in this chapter does not negate a privileged communication recognized elsewhere in the Indiana Code.

(c) Many of the statutes granting privilege also contain exceptions to the privilege granted and therefore each statute must be consulted directly to determine the extent of the privilege provided.

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 34-55-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-55-2-8
Praecipe and fee bill
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) An execution shall not be issued in any cause except on the written praecipe of:

(1) a party to the suit;

(2) the party's representatives or assigns; or

(3) the party's attorney of record.

(b) A fee bill shall not be issued unless the fee bill is ordered by the person to whom the fees or a part of the fees are due. However, the clerk shall receive nothing for any fee bill issued for the clerk's own fees.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-35-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-31-9-14 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-31-9-14
Contents of warning notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The warning notice that must be printed on a sign under section 12 of this chapter and included in a written contract or release under section 13 of this chapter is as follows:

WARNING

Under Indiana law, an agritourism provider is not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a participant in agritourism activities at this location if the death or injury results from the inherent risks of agritourism activity.

Inherent risks of agritourism activities include risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death, or for other participants to act in a manner that may cause you injury or cause your death.

You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.

As added by P.L.3-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.63-2022, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-84 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-84
New Harmony and Wabash River bridge authority
Status: in_force

Sec. 84. IC 8-16-15.5-9.1 (Concerning members, officers, and employees of the New Harmony and Wabash River bridge authority).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-55-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-55-3-3
Bills, notes, drafts, and checks
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Bills, notes, drafts, checks, or other evidences of debt, issued by any monied corporation or bank, or by Indiana or the United States, and circulating as money, may be levied upon as personal property and sold on execution.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-36-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-65 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-65
Alcohol and tobacco commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 65. IC 7.1-2-3-30 (Concerning members, officers, and employees of the alcohol and tobacco commission).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-86 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-86
Guest statute for aircraft passengers
Status: in_force

Sec. 86. IC 8-21-5-1 (Concerning guest statute for aircraft passengers).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-13-3.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 34-13-3.5-5
Requirements of proposed remedy
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A proposed remedy that is offered under section 4 of this chapter must meet the following conditions:

(1) Provide the public school with a specific request for relief.

(2) Allow the public school to offer the individual or entity the relief requested in the written notice submitted under section 4 of this chapter before the individual or entity initiates a civil action or administrative proceeding against the public school.

As added by P.L.191-2018, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 34-15-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-15-3-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a suit brought for:

(1) publishing;

(2) speaking;

(3) uttering; or

(4) conveying by words, acts, or in any other manner;

a libel or slander by any radio or television station or company in Indiana.

(b) Section 3 of this chapter does not apply to a case of libel or slander against a candidate for a public office in Indiana, unless the retraction of the charge is made in an audible or visible manner at least three (3) days before the election.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-14-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-178 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-178
Department of natural resources; fighting forest fires
Status: in_force

Sec. 178. IC 14-23-5-2 (Concerning officers and employees of the department of natural resources for fighting forest fires).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-320 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-320
Delivery of cremated remains
Status: in_force

Sec. 320. IC 23-14-31-45 (Concerning delivery of cremated remains).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-57-1-23 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-57-1-23
Pending litigation; consent to arbitrate
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. If the subject matter of any suit pending in any court, could originally have been submitted to arbitration, the parties to the suit, their agent, or attorney may consent, by rule of court, to refer the matter in controversy to certain persons mutually chosen by the parties in an open court.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-22.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 34-38-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 38 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-38-3-3
Citation
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Proof of Statutes Act.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-1-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 34-26-1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-26-1-16
Arrest; undertaking; commitment to jail
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) If the court is not in session, the officer making the arrest shall cause the person to enter into a written undertaking, with surety to be approved by the officer. The written undertaking must contain the person's assurances to:

(1) personally appear in open court;

(2) answer the contempt; and

(3) pay to the plaintiff all damages and costs occasioned by the breach of the order.

(b) In default of the provisions in subsection (a), the person shall be committed to the jail of the county, until the person enters into a written undertaking with surety, or is otherwise legally discharged.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-10-12.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 34-46-2-30 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 46 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-46-2-30
Commission on judicial qualifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. IC 33-38-14-12 and IC 33-38-14-13 (Concerning papers filed with and testimony before the commission on judicial qualifications).

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.136.
Ind. Code § 34-26-1-18 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-26-1-18
Stay of proceedings; recovery of real estate; damages
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) This section applies if an injunction to stay proceedings after verdict or judgment in an action for the recovery or possession of real estate is dissolved.

(b) The damages assessed against the party obtaining the injunction shall include the reasonable rents and profits of the land recovered and all waste committed after granting the injunction.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-10-14.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 34-26-6-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-26-6-0.5
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute covered by IC 22-6-1.

As added by P.L.221-2003, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-567 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-567
Law enforcement certification for approval of certain firearm transfer or manufacture
Status: in_force

Sec. 567. IC 35-47-8.5-4 (Concerning law enforcement certification for approval of the transfer or manufacture of certain firearms).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-6-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-6-1-1
Applicability of definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided, the definitions in this article apply throughout this title.

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-57-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-57-1-3
Persons who may agree to arbitrate
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. All persons, except minors and mentally incompetent persons, may, by an instrument in writing, submit a controversy for arbitration by one (1) or more persons.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 34-13-9-8 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-13-9-8
Exercise of religion
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a governmental entity may not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.

(b) A governmental entity may substantially burden a person's exercise of religion only if the governmental entity demonstrates that application of the burden to the person:

(1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and

(2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.

As added by P.L.3-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-11-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-11-2-2
Employment related action against the state of Indiana
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. An action against the state of Indiana relating to the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment (including, but not limited to, hiring, suspension, discharge, discipline, promotion, demotion, retirement, wages, or salary) must be brought within two (2) years of the date of the act or omission complained of. This section does not:

(1) expand the time for initiating any action, including any available administrative remedies; or

(2) excuse the exhaustion of administrative remedies where required by the administrative orders and procedures law (IC 4-21.5).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-1.5(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 34-32-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 32 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-32-1-3
Notice; publication
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies when notice concerning:

(1) an action;

(2) a proceeding;

(3) a sale under execution; or

(4) any other matter;

is required by law to be given by publication in a newspaper.

(b) To establish compliance, the person whose duty it was to cause the publication to be made may file an affidavit in the clerk's office.

(c) The affidavit described in subsection (b) must:

(1) be attached to a copy of the notice taken from the newspaper in which the notice was published;

(2) be the affidavit of:

(A) the printer; or

(B) a person who:

(i) is employed by the printer as a clerk or printer; and

(ii) is of competent age; and

(3) specify the county, the time, and the newspaper in which the notice was published.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-18-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 34-13-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-13-9-3
Establishment Clause
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:

(1) "Establishment Clause" refers to the part of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Indiana prohibiting laws respecting the establishment of religion.

(2) "Granting", used with respect to government funding, benefits, or exemptions, does not include the denial of government funding, benefits, or exemptions.

(b) This chapter may not be construed to affect, interpret, or in any way address the Establishment Clause.

(c) Granting government funding, benefits, or exemptions, to the extent permissible under the Establishment Clause, does not constitute a violation of this chapter.

As added by P.L.3-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-25-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-25-3-3
Accountability of garnishee to plaintiff
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. From the day of the service of the summons, the garnishee is accountable to the plaintiff in the action for the amount of money, property, or credits in the garnishee's possession or due and owing from the garnishee to the defendant.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-21.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 34-30-19-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 19 / Section 34-30-19-2
Negligent operation of motor vehicle; licensed individuals; vicarious civil liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) This chapter does not grant immunity from civil damages that are proximately caused by the negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

(b) This chapter does not apply to an individual who is registered, certified, or licensed under IC 25.

(c) This chapter does not affect the vicarious civil liability of the entity the individual serves.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-11.8-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-28 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-28
Indiana bond bank director or issuer of bonds or notes
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. IC 5-1.5-2-8 (Concerning directors of and persons executing bonds or notes for the Indiana bond bank).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-7-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-7-1-4
Statutory construction
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The recodification act of the 1998 regular session of the general assembly shall be construed as a recodification of prior civil law and procedure statutes. Except as provided in section 1(1) and 1(2) of this chapter, if the literal meaning of the recodification act of the 1998 regular session of the general assembly (including a literal application of an erroneous change to an internal reference) would result in a substantive change in the prior civil law and procedure, the difference shall be construed as a typographical, spelling, or other clerical error that must be corrected by:

(1) inserting, deleting, or substituting words, punctuation, or other matters of style in the recodification act of the 1998 regular session of the general assembly; or

(2) using any other rule of statutory construction;

as necessary or appropriate to apply the recodification act of the 1998 regular session of the general assembly in a manner that does not result in a substantive change in the law. The principle of statutory construction that a court must apply the literal meaning of an act if the literal meaning of the act is unambiguous does not apply to the recodification act of the 1998 regular session of the general assembly to the extent that the recodification act of the 1998 regular session of the general assembly is not substantively identical to the prior civil law and procedure.

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-183 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-183
Department of natural resources; plugging of abandoned test holes
Status: in_force

Sec. 183. IC 14-38-2-18 (Concerning persons who plug abandoned test holes).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-26 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-26
"Charitable entity"
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. "Charitable entity", for purposes of IC 34-30-5, means any entity exempted from state gross retail tax under IC 6-2.5-5-25(a)(1)(B).

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-26-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-26-3-1
Injunction or order of removal
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Upon petition by any party, the court may enjoin the posting of, or may order the removal of, handbills, notices, or other written material on telephone or utility poles in any case in which the court finds that to allow the posting, or permit the posting to continue, would be either unsafe or unsightly.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-27-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 34-25-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-25-1-1
Execution of judgments; law governing
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The execution of judgments is governed by IC 34-55.

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 34-30-19.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 19.5 / Section 34-30-19.5-3
Exemption from civil liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The owner of a private property that is adjacent to Lake Michigan does not assume responsibility or incur liability for an injury to an individual or damage to property that:

(1) occurs after June 30, 2020, when an individual is crossing the private property:

(A) to enter; or

(B) upon leaving;

the area of the beach of Lake Michigan that the public has a vested right to use for recreational purposes; and

(2) is caused by:

(A) an act or omission of a person other than the owner;

(B) an act or omission of the owner, except for an act of the owner constituting intentional misconduct; or

(C) the condition of the property.

(b) This section does not affect the following:

(1) Existing Indiana case law on the liability of property owners with respect to:

(A) business invitees in commercial establishments; or

(B) invited guests.

(2) The attractive nuisance doctrine.

As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.61.
Ind. Code § 34-43-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-43-1-8
Handling of copies
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The hospital shall:

(1) place the copies of the hospital medical records in an envelope or wrapper; and

(2) write or type on the envelope or wrapper:

(A) the words "Confidential Medical Records";

(B) the title and number of the action or proceeding; and

(C) the name and business telephone number of the hospital employee making the certification.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-15.5-6(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 34-55-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-55-1-4
Executions issued to sheriffs
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Executions may be issued to the sheriffs of different counties at the same time. However, the plaintiff shall pay the costs upon all executions not necessary to the collection of the plaintiff's judgment.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-34-4 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-18-10-8 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 10 / Section 34-18-10-8
Panelists to be members of defendant's profession
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. If there is only one (1) party defendant who is an individual, two (2) of the panelists selected must be members of the profession identified in IC 34-18-2-14(1) of which the defendant is a member. If the individual defendant is a health care professional who specializes in a limited area, two (2) of the panelists selected must be health care professionals who specialize in the same area as the defendant.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-10-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-43-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-43-1-11
Medical records regarding treatment for mental illness
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a medical record or part of a record concerning treatment for mental illness.

(b) The hospital employee with custody of the original medical records shall:

(1) execute a verified affidavit:

(A) identifying the record or part of a record that contains the confidential information concerning the treatment of mental illness; and

(B) stating that the confidential record or part of the record will only be provided under a court order after in camera review; and

(2) comply with sections 5 through 8 of this chapter in delivering the record or part of the record that is not confidential under subdivision (1).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-15.5-6(g).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 34-25-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-25-3-1
Officers subject to garnishment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to:

(1) all officers who may collect money by virtue of their office, including:

(A) clerks of the circuit and superior courts;

(B) sheriffs; and

(C) constables;

(2) executors;

(3) administrators;

(4) guardians; and

(5) trustees.

(b) Persons described in subsection (a) are subject to garnishment at the suit of any creditor who has money or choses in action in the hands of the officer, executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee at the time of the service of the garnishee process, in the same manner as and to the same extent that other persons are subject to garnishment.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-12.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-362 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-362
Occupational and professional regulatory board members; regulatory board officers and employees
Status: in_force

Sec. 362. IC 25-1-3-2 (Concerning members of occupational and professional regulatory boards and officers and employees of regulatory boards).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-18-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-18-2-20
"Migrant health center"
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. "Migrant health center" means a provider of primary health care organized as a nonprofit corporation under IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal on August 1, 1991) or IC 23-17 governed by a board of directors, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of whom are representatives of consumers and funded under Section 329 of the United States Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-2-20.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-31-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-31-5-1
Immunity from civil liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 2 of this chapter, an equine activity sponsor or equine professional is not liable for:

(1) an injury to a participant; or

(2) the death of a participant;

resulting from an inherent risk of equine activities.

(b) Subject to section 2 of this chapter, a participant or participant's representative may not:

(1) make a claim against;

(2) maintain an action against; or

(3) recover from;

an equine activity sponsor or equine professional for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from an inherent risk of equine activities.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 34-56-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-56-3-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.This chapter does not apply to and does not affect in any way the status of any:

(1) national bank or banking institution;

(2) federal building and savings association; or

(3) savings association;

whether organized under federal or state laws.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-34-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.79-1998, SEC.103.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-343 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-343
Nonprofit corporation members; nonprofit corporation acts or debts
Status: in_force

Sec. 343. IC 23-17-7-6 (Concerning members of a nonprofit corporation for acts or debts of the nonprofit corporation).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-571 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-571
Pharmacies and NPLEx retailers; sale of product containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine
Status: in_force

Sec. 571. IC 35-48-4-14.7(k) (Concerning a pharmacy or NPLEx retailer that discloses information concerning the sale of a product containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-287 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-287
Interstate commission on educational opportunities for military children
Status: in_force

Sec. 287. IC 20-38-3-11 (Concerning the executive director and employees of the interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-57-3-12 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-57-3-12
Reporting by center to chief justice
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. A center that receives funds under the program must annually provide the chief justice of Indiana with statistical data and other information that the chief justice of Indiana requires.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2.5-17.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 34-26-6-14 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-26-6-14
Fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. A filing fee may not be charged for a petition that alleges that a person has:

(1) inflicted or threatened violence against an employee of the plaintiff;

(2) stalked an employee of the plaintiff; or

(3) spoken in a manner that has placed an employee in reasonable fear of violence;

and that seeks a temporary restraining order or an injunction to restrain future violence or threats of violence. A filing fee may not be charged for a responsive pleading described under section 8 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.221-2003, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 34-21.5-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 21.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-21.5-1-2
Exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The exceptions provided in section 1 of this chapter do not apply if a plaintiff provides that the disclosure was:

(1) prohibited by law other than this article; or

(2) made for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary or commercial gain.

As added by P.L.29-2019, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 34-44-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-44-1-1
Purpose of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The purpose of this chapter is:

(1) to enable the trier of fact in a personal injury or wrongful death action to determine the actual amount of the prevailing party's pecuniary loss; and

(2) to provide that a prevailing party not recover more than once from all applicable sources for each item of loss sustained.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-36-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 34-44.5-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 44.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-44.5-1-5
"Subpoena"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "subpoena" means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record that requires a person to:

(1) attend and give testimony at a deposition;

(2) produce and allow inspection and copying of designated:

(A) books;

(B) documents;

(C) records;

(D) electronically stored information; or

(E) other tangible things;

in the possession, custody, or control of the person; or

(3) allow inspection of premises under the control of the person.

As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-125 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-125
"Military base"
Status: in_force

Sec. 125. "Military base", for purposes of IC 34-30-21, means a United States or an Indiana government military installation that:

(1) has an area of at least sixty thousand (60,000) acres and is used for the design, construction, maintenance, and testing of electronic devices and ordnance;

(2) has an area of at least nine hundred (900) acres and serves as an urban training center for military units, civilian personnel, and first responders; or

(3) has an area of at least five thousand (5,000) acres and serves as a joint training center for active and reserve components of the armed forces of the United States.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-529 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-529
Creditors; failure to provide information in foreclosure action
Status: in_force

Sec. 529. IC 32-30-10.5-8 (Concerning a creditor who fails to provide a copy of the complaint to the insurance company of record in a foreclosure action).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-55-6-14 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-55-6-14
Real estate; sheriff's deed
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) Upon the sale of real estate, by virtue of an execution, and the payment of the purchase money, the sheriff making the sale (or in case of the sheriff's death or going out of office, the sheriff's successor) or any officer authorized to discharge the duties of the office shall execute and deliver to the purchaser a deed of conveyance for the premises.

(b) A deed of conveyance delivered under subsection (a) is valid and effectual to convey all the right, title, and interest of the execution debtor to the purchaser, except any right of redemption, as provided by law.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-39-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 34-12-5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-12-5-7
Class actions prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A claimant may not bring, and a court may not certify, a class action lawsuit against a covered entity for loss or damages arising from COVID-19 in a contract, implied contract, quasi-contract, or unjust enrichment claim.

As added by P.L.166-2021, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-30-29.2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 29.2 / Section 34-30-29.2-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a civil action brought to recover damages for:

(1) injury to or the death of a person; or

(2) damage to property;

resulting from a motor vehicle accident.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a civil action brought to recover damages for injury, death, or property damage that is caused intentionally.

As added by P.L.136-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-83 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-83
"Health care provider"
Status: in_force

Sec. 83. (a) "Health care provider", for purposes of IC 34-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-18-2-14.

(b) "Health care provider", for purposes of IC 34-30-12.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-30-12.5-2.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-369 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-369
Funeral homes; reliance on certain authorizations
Status: in_force

Sec. 369. IC 25-15-9-19 (Concerning a funeral home for actions taken in reliance on a signed authorization for cremation, interment, entombment, or inurnment).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-54-11-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 54 / Chapter 11 / Section 34-54-11-1
Filing of foreign judgment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1963 or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any court of record in a county in Indiana.

(b) The clerk of the court in which the copy is filed shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of an Indiana court.

(c) A foreign judgment filed under subsection (a) has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses, and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment entered by an Indiana court.

As added by P.L.40-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.63-2010, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 34-28-5-0.2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-28-5-0.2
Application of certain amendments to prior law
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 34-4-32-1 (before its repeal, now codified at section 1 of this chapter) by P.L.309-1985 do not apply to violations occurring before April 9, 1985.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.562.
Ind. Code § 34-12-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-12-2-3
Filing or threatening to file abolished cause of action prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. It is unlawful after June 10, 1935, for any person, either as litigant or attorney, to:

(1) file;

(2) cause to be filed;

(3) threaten to file; or

(4) threaten to cause to be filed;

in any court in Indiana any pleading or paper setting forth or seeking to recover upon any cause of action abolished or barred by this chapter, whether the cause of action arose within or outside Indiana.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-4-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 34-22-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 22 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-22-1-7
When confessed judgment or default judgment by surety not permitted
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. No surety or representative of a surety shall confess judgment or suffer judgment, by default, in any case, when the surety or representative is notified that there is a valid defense, if the principal will:

(1) enter as a defendant to the action; and

(2) tender to the surety or the representative good security to indemnify him, to be approved by the court.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-55-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-123 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-123
"Mental health service provider"
Status: in_force

Sec. 123. "Mental health service provider", for purposes of IC 34-30-16, means any of the following:

(1) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.

(2) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21.

(3) A private institution licensed under IC 12-25.

(4) A psychologist licensed under IC 25-33.

(5) A school psychologist licensed by the Indiana state board of education.

(6) A postsecondary educational institution counseling center under the direction of a licensed psychologist, physician, or mental health professional.

(7) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed under IC 25-23.

(8) A clinical social worker licensed under IC 25-23.6-5-2.

(9) A partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, or a professional corporation (as defined in IC 23-1.5-1-10) whose partners, members, or shareholders are mental health service providers described in subdivisions (1) through (6).

(10) A community mental health center (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-78).

(11) A program for the treatment, care, or rehabilitation of alcohol abusers or drug abusers that is:

(A) certified under IC 12-23-1-6; or

(B) created and funded under IC 12-23-14 or IC 33-23-16.

(12) A state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-318).

(13) A provider (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-267(5)).

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.223.
Ind. Code § 34-46-2-28 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 46 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-46-2-28
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; spousal communications
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. IC 31-18.5-3-16(h) (Concerning disclosure of spousal communications in proceedings under Uniform Interstate Family Support Act).

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.206-2015, SEC.64.
Ind. Code § 34-54-11-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 54 / Chapter 11 / Section 34-54-11-3
Filing fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The filing fee for a foreign judgment is the same as the fee for filing a cause of action with the clerk of the court in which the foreign judgment is filed.

(b) All filing fees are due and payable at the time of filing.

As added by P.L.40-2003, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 34-54-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 54 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-54-3-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a contract, agreement, provision, or stipulation that:

(1) gives a person a power of attorney or authority as attorney for the maker or endorser of the instrument in the name of the debtor to:

(A) appear in any court of record; and

(B) waive the service of process in an action to enforce payment of money claimed to be due on the instrument;

(2) authorizes or purports to authorize an attorney or agent, however designated, to confess judgment on the instrument for a sum of money to be ascertained in a manner other than by action of the court upon a hearing after notice to the debtor, whether with or without an attorney fee; or

(3) authorizes or purports to authorize an attorney described in subdivision (1) or (2) to:

(A) release errors and the right of appealing from a judgment described in subdivision (1) or (2); or

(B) consent to the issue of execution on the judgment.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-25-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 34-13-3-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-13-3-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:

(1) The amendments made to section 3 of this chapter by P.L.250-2001 apply to a cause of action involving an extreme sport area that accrues after May 11, 2001, regardless of when the extreme sport area was developed.

(2) The amendments made to section 3 of this chapter by P.L.280-2001 apply only to a cause of action that accrues after June 30, 2001.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.550.
Ind. Code § 34-57-5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-57-5-11
Appeals
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. An appeal may be taken after the entry of judgment under section 7(d) of this chapter as may be taken after a judgment in a civil action.

As added by P.L.112-2005, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 34-15-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 15 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-15-4-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a suit for the:

(1) publication of a libel by a newspaper; or

(2) transmission of a libel by a news service;

in Indiana.

(b) Section 3 of this chapter does not apply to a case of libel against a candidate for a public office in Indiana, unless the retraction is made in the manner set out in section 3 of this chapter at least three (3) days before the election.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-15-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 34-43.5-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 43.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-43.5-1-1
Exception
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a criminal proceeding.

As added by P.L.76-2006, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-35-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 35 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-35-3-3
Nonjury cases; applications and affidavit
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies when any matter of a civil, statutory, or equitable nature not triable by a jury is pending.

(b) The judge before whom the cause is pending shall change the venue upon the application of either party to the cause, made upon affidavit, of either party or the party's attorney, showing any one (1) or more of the reasons named in the Indiana statutes authorizing changes of venue from the judge in civil actions.

(c) The presiding judge shall appoint a special judge to hear such cause in the manner provided by law for changes of venue in civil actions.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-12-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 34-25.5-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-25.5-3-4
Return of writ required
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The sheriff or other person to whom the writ is directed shall return the writ immediately and if the person to whom the writ is directed refuses after due service to return the writ, the court shall enforce obedience by attachment.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-407 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-407
Qualified actuaries; annual reserve valuation submitted on behalf of insurer
Status: in_force

Sec. 407. IC 27-1-12.8-21 (Concerning the annual reserve valuation submitted by a qualified actuary on behalf of an insurer with regard to certain insurance and other contracts).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-31-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-31-9-6
"Monetary consideration"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "monetary consideration" means a fee or other charge for permission to go upon a tract of land. The term does not include:

(1) the gratuitous sharing of game, fish, or other products of the recreational use of the land;

(2) services rendered for the purpose of wildlife management; or

(3) contributions in kind made for the purpose of wildlife management.

As added by P.L.3-2011, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-24-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-24-1-8
Retention of attorney to bring action; compensation agreements
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) A prosecuting attorney may retain an attorney to bring an action under this chapter only in accordance with this section.

(b) The compensation agreement between a prosecuting attorney and an attorney retained to bring an action under this chapter must be:

(1) in writing; and

(2) approved by the attorney general for form and legality.

(c) An attorney retained under this section must be admitted to the practice of law in Indiana. The attorney retained may not serve as a deputy prosecuting attorney in any county.

(d) A prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who conducts a forfeiture action within the scope of the attorney's duties as a prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney in the prosecuting attorney's office may not receive a contingency fee.

(e) A compensation agreement under this section must be a contingency fee agreement limited as follows:

(1) The contingency fee may not exceed thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the first ten thousand dollars ($10,000) of proceeds or money obtained under a settlement or judgment.

(2) The contingency fee may not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the part of the proceeds or money obtained under a settlement or judgment that is more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(3) The contingency fee may not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the part of the proceeds or money obtained under a settlement or judgment that is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more.

(4) The contingency fee agreement may establish a minimum fee that does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

A court may authorize a compensation agreement between the prosecuting attorney and an attorney retained to bring an action that exceeds the limits described in this subsection if the court finds that the issues presented in the particular forfeiture action are unusually complex or time consuming as compared with other forfeiture actions.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-30.1-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.47-2018, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 34-20-8-0.2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 20 / Chapter 8 / Section 34-20-8-0.2
Application of prior law
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 33-1-1.5-10 (before its repeal, now codified at section 1 of this chapter) by P.L.278-1995 applies to a cause of action that accrues after June 30, 1995.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.555.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-383.5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-383.5
Prescription drug donation repository program
Status: in_force

Sec. 383.5. IC 25-26-26-22 (Concerning the prescription drug donation repository program).

As added by P.L.208-2023, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 34-18-13-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 13 / Section 34-18-13-5
Insurer's failure to pay judgment; revocation of policy form
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. If an insurer fails or refuses to pay a final judgment, except during the pendency of an appeal, or fails, or refuses to comply with this article, in addition to any other legal remedy, the commissioner may also revoke the approval of the insurer's policy form until the insurer pays the award or judgment or has complied with the violated provisions of this article and has resubmitted its policy form and received the approval of the commissioner.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-13-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-285 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-285
Interscholastic sport coaches and assistants; coaching education courses; coaching services
Status: in_force

Sec. 285. IC 20-34-7-7 (Concerning coaches and assistant coaches).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-18-17-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 17 / Section 34-18-17-3
Appointment of risk manager; liability limit
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The commissioner shall appoint a risk manager for the authority. The separate, personal, or independent assets of the risk manager are not liable for or subject to use or expenditure for the purpose of providing insurance by the authority.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-17-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-18-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-18-6-4
Payment of claims; time for payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Claims for payment from the patient's compensation fund must be computed and paid not later than sixty (60) days after the issuance of a court approved settlement or final nonappealable judgment.

(b) If the balance in the fund is insufficient to pay in full all claims that have become final during a three (3) month period, the amount paid to each claimant must be prorated. Any amount left unpaid as a result of the proration must be paid before the payment of claims that become final during the following three (3) month period.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-6-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.18-2014, SEC.1; P.L.182-2016, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 34-25-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-25-3-5
Garnishee's failure to appear or provide information; effect; procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a garnishee who is summoned and:

(1) fails to appear and provide discovery as required by law; or

(2) fails to answer or demur to the matters set forth against the garnishee in the affidavit, additional complaint, or interrogatories.

(b) When a garnishee fails to provide information as described in subsection (a):

(1) the information may be taken as confessed;

(2) judgment may be entered by default; or

(3) the garnishee may be examined under oath concerning all the matters charged in the affidavit or additional complaint.

(c) Proceedings, pleadings, and process under this section must conform to the practice in other cases, as necessary to determine the rights of the parties and render a final judgment.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-23.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 34-54-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 54 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-54-3-2
Certain agreements not to be executed
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A person shall not execute or procure to be executed any contract, agreement, provision, or stipulation described in section 1 of this chapter:

(1) as part of or in connection with the execution of any negotiable instrument or other written contract to pay money; and

(2) before a cause of action on the instrument or contract has accrued.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-25-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 34-25.5-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-25.5-4-4
Powers of court or judge
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The court or judge may require and compel the attendance of witnesses and do all other acts necessary to determine the case.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-17.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 34-31-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 8 / Section 34-31-8-4
"Successor asbestos related liability"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "successor asbestos related liability" means any liability that is related to an asbestos claim that was assumed or incurred by a corporation as a result of:

(1) a merger or consolidation with another corporation;

(2) the plan of merger or consolidation related to the merger or consolidation; or

(3) the exercise of control or the ownership of stock of the corporation before the merger or consolidation.

As added by P.L.134-2009, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-293 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-293
State educational institution board of trustees; improper use of grant anticipation note proceeds
Status: in_force

Sec. 293. IC 21-34-7-4 (Concerning purchasers of notes issued by a state educational institution for grant anticipation loans).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-24-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 24 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-24-4-4
Recovery of damages, costs, and attorney's fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A person who may bring an action under section 2 of this chapter may recover the following damages:

(1) Economic damages, including costs for the following:

(A) Treatment and rehabilitation.

(B) Medical expenses.

(C) Loss of economic or educational potential.

(D) Loss of productivity.

(E) Absenteeism.

(F) Support expenses.

(G) Accidents or injury.

(H) Any other pecuniary loss proximately caused by the illegal drug use.

(2) Noneconomic damages, including costs for the following:

(A) Physical and emotional pain and suffering.

(B) Physical impairment.

(C) Emotional distress.

(D) Medical anguish.

(E) Disfigurement.

(F) Loss of enjoyment.

(G) Loss of companionship, services, and consortium.

(H) Any other nonpecuniary loss proximately caused by the illegal drug use.

(3) Exemplary damages.

(4) Reasonable attorney's fees.

(5) Court costs, including reasonable expenses for expert testimony.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-70-11(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 34-30-35-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 35 / Section 34-30-35-5
Immunity from civil liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b):

(1) an owner, lessor, or operator of a commercial motor vehicle; or

(2) a person renting or leasing the commercial motor vehicle to another person;

is not civilly liable for a claim asserting that the person described in subdivisions (1) through (2) has an obligation or duty to install or equip optional equipment on a commercial motor vehicle.

(b) The immunity described in subsection (a) does not apply if the person described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) fails to comply with a law, rule, or regulation issued after the commercial motor vehicle involved in an accident was manufactured or first sold that requires a mandatory retrofit or recall of the commercial motor vehicle to install or equip optional equipment.

As added by P.L.141-2024, SEC.54.
Ind. Code § 34-21.5-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 21.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-21.5-1-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Except as provided in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter, this article does not apply to the following:

(1) A photograph, digital image, or video that is disclosed in good faith:

(A) to report a possible criminal act;

(B) in connection with a criminal investigation;

(C) under a court order;

(D) by a news reporting or an entertainment medium (as defined in IC 32-36-1-4); or

(E) as a matter of public concern or public interest.

(2) The disclosure of an intimate image of a child by the child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian.

As added by P.L.29-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.275.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-556 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-556
Defendants; failure to appear
Status: in_force

Sec. 556. IC 35-33-8-4.5(b) (Concerning a defendant's failure to appear).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-51-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 51 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-51-1-3
Treble damages
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Treble damages in certain civil actions by crime victims are governed by IC 34-24-3.

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 34-16-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-16-1-1
Void instruments
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A note, bill, bond, conveyance, contract, mortgage, or other security made in consideration of:

(1) money or other property won as the result of a wager; or

(2) the repayment of money lent at the time of a wager for the purpose of being wagered;

is void.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-28-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-72 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-72
Alcoholic beverage permittees; refusal of service
Status: in_force

Sec. 72. IC 7.1-5-10-15 (Concerning alcoholic beverage permittee or permittee's agent refusing to serve alcoholic beverages to certain persons).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-6
"Agency"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) "Agency", for purposes of IC 34-30-9, has the meaning set forth in IC 4-20.5-1-3. The term includes any institution supported by taxes.

(b) "Agency", for purposes of IC 34-52-2, refers to any elected official or other authority exercising any of the executive, including administrative, authority of the state. The term does not include the legislative or judicial department of state government or a political subdivision.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-16-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-16-1-5
Discovery
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A person who is sued under this chapter (or IC 34-4-28 before its repeal) shall answer, under oath or affirmation, questions concerning the money or other property the defendant is alleged to have received.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-28-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.161.
Ind. Code § 34-25-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-25-3-8
Return of "no property found"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The return of "no property found" upon the order of attachment does not affect the proceedings against the garnishee.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-26.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 34-13-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-13-3-5
Actions against individual members not authorized; judgment against or settlement by governmental entity
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Civil actions relating to acts taken by a board, a committee, a commission, an authority, or another instrumentality of a governmental entity may be brought only against the board, the committee, the commission, the authority, or the other instrumentality of a governmental entity. A member of a board, a committee, a commission, an authority, or another instrumentality of a governmental entity may not be named as a party in a civil suit that concerns the acts taken by a board, a committee, a commission, an authority, or another instrumentality of a governmental entity where the member was acting within the scope of the member's employment. For the purposes of this subsection, a member of a board, a committee, a commission, an authority, or another instrumentality of a governmental entity is acting within the scope of the member's employment when the member acts as a member of the board, committee, commission, authority, or other instrumentality.

(b) A judgment rendered with respect to or a settlement made by a governmental entity bars an action by the claimant against an employee, including a member of a board, a committee, a commission, an authority, or another instrumentality of a governmental entity, whose conduct gave rise to the claim resulting in that judgment or settlement. A lawsuit alleging that an employee acted within the scope of the employee's employment bars an action by the claimant against the employee personally. However, if the governmental entity answers that the employee acted outside the scope of the employee's employment, the plaintiff may amend the complaint and sue the employee personally. An amendment to the complaint by the plaintiff under this subsection must be filed not later than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the answer was filed and may be filed notwithstanding the fact that the statute of limitations has run.

(c) A lawsuit filed against an employee personally must allege that an act or omission of the employee that causes a loss is:

(1) criminal;

(2) clearly outside the scope of the employee's employment;

(3) malicious;

(4) willful and wanton; or

(5) calculated to benefit the employee personally.

The complaint must contain a reasonable factual basis supporting the allegations.

(d) This subsection applies when the governmental entity defends or has received proper legal notice and has the opportunity to defend an employee for losses resulting from the employee's acts or omissions. Subject to the provisions of sections 4, 14, 15, and 16 of this chapter, the governmental entity shall pay any judgment of a claim or suit against an employee when the act or omission causing the loss is within the scope of the employee's employment, regardless of whether the employee can or cannot be held personally liable for the loss.

(e) The governmental entity shall provide counsel for and pay all costs and fees incurred by or on behalf of an employee in defense of a claim or suit for a loss occurring because of acts or omissions within the scope of the employee's employment, regardless of whether the employee can or cannot be held personally liable for the loss.

(f) This chapter shall not be construed as:

(1) a waiver of the eleventh amendment to the Constitution of the United States;

(2) consent by the state of Indiana or its employees to be sued in any federal court; or

(3) consent to be sued in any state court beyond the boundaries of Indiana.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.5-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.192-2001, SEC.2; P.L.161-2003, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-582.5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-582.5
Town clerk-treasurers; acts or omissions
Status: in_force

Sec. 582.5. IC 36-5-6-6 (Concerning town clerk-treasurers for certain acts or omissions).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-239 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-239
Medical care providers; maintenance of health records
Status: in_force

Sec. 239. IC 16-39-7-1 (Concerning medical care providers for maintenance of health records in connection with a disaster).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-57-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-57-1-7
Time and place of arbitration; notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As soon as the bonds are delivered, either party may appoint a time and place for the arbitrator to meet, by giving the opposite party and the arbitrator not less than ten (10) days written notice.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-545.5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-545.5
Court of appeals court marshals
Status: in_force

Sec. 545.5. IC 33-25-4-5 (Concerning immunity of a court of appeals court marshal).

As added by P.L.139-2026, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-530 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-530
Landlords; death or incapacitation of tenant
Status: in_force

Sec. 530. IC 32-31-1-23 (Concerning the liability of landlords if a tenant dies or becomes incapacitated).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-31-6.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 34-31-6.5-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to an ice skating rink that is operated by a postsecondary educational institution.

As added by P.L.77-2013, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-378 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-378
Damages or injury from packaging, manufacturing, or dispensing of contact lenses or eye glasses
Status: in_force

Sec. 378. IC 25-24-1-4.7 (Concerning certain prescribers for damage or injury to an individual resulting from the packaging, manufacturing, or dispensing of contact lenses or prescription eye glasses).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-18-10-11 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 10 / Section 34-18-10-11
Formation of panel; notice to commissioner and parties
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. When a medical review panel is formed, the chairman shall within five (5) days notify the commissioner and the parties by registered or certified mail of the following:

(1) The names and addresses of the panel members.

(2) The date on which the last member was selected.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-10-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 34-55-4-12 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-55-4-12
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-37-12.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51. Repealed by P.L.45-2016, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-214 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-214
Care in emergency response to terrorism
Status: in_force

Sec. 214. IC 16-31-6-4 (Concerning care in emergency response to terrorism).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-27-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-27-3-2
Complaint procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in an action for mandate, as in other civil actions:

(1) the complaint must be verified;

(2) the summons must be issued, or publication made, and proof of service and notice made; and

(3) the person, body, or tribunal defendant shall:

(A) appear and answer the complaint; or

(B) suffer default.

(b) When an emergency is shown in the complaint, the court or the judge may issue an order at the time the complaint is filed, directing a shorter time for the return of the summons and for the appearance and answer of the defendant than is provided in civil cases. The return of the summons and the time for appearance must be fixed by the court.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-58-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 34-29-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-29-2-2
Place of worship
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A person shall not be arrested in any place of worship during service, except in cases of emergency.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-11-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 34-12-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-12-2-5
Motion to make pleading or paper more specific
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in cases described in section 4 of this chapter, it is sufficient for such pleader to designate any corespondent or third party in general language that is not sufficient for identification. The general language operates with the same legal effect as complete naming and identification of the person.

(b) The adverse party may file a motion to make the pleading or paper more specific by stating the name, identity, or other facts. The granting of the motion, in whole or in part, rests in the sound discretion of the court, and, if ordered granted, the pleader shall amend the pleading or paper to set forth the information specifically required by the order, but no further.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-4-4 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 34-26-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-26-5-5
Duty to inform court of other legal proceedings involving a party or child of a party
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. At a hearing to obtain an order for protection, each party has a continuing duty to inform the court of:

(1) each separate proceeding for an order for protection;

(2) any civil litigation;

(3) each proceeding in a family, domestic relations, or juvenile court;

(4) each criminal case; and

(5) any military protective order issued by a military commander in effect under 10 U.S.C. 1567;

involving a party or a child of a party. The information provided under this section must include the case name, the case number, and the county and state in which the proceeding is held, if that information is known by the party.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.90-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-15-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-15-1-1
Allegation; burden of proof
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. In an action for libel or slander, it is sufficient to state generally that the defamatory matter published or spoken was about the plaintiff. If the defendant denies the allegation, the plaintiff must prove at trial the facts showing that the defamatory matter was published or spoken about the plaintiff.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-5-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-521 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-521
Unwritten representations about another person
Status: in_force

Sec. 521. IC 32-21-1-6 (Concerning persons making unwritten representations about another person).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-13-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-13-2-1
Personal liability on contracts entered into within scope of employment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A present or former public employee, including a member of a board, a committee, a commission, an authority, or another instrumentality of a governmental entity, is not personally liable on contracts entered into within the scope of the employee's employment for a governmental entity unless it is clearly otherwise indicated in writing.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.6-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.192-2001, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-24-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 24 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-24-3-3
Action for punitive damages
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. It is not a defense to an action for punitive damages that the defendant is subject to criminal prosecution for the act or omission that gave rise to the civil action. However, a person may not recover both:

(1) punitive damages; and

(2) the amounts provided for under section 1 or 1.5 of this chapter.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-30-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.146-2007, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 34-41-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-41-1-4
Certificate of purchase; United States land office
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Every certificate of purchase at a land office of the United States is evidence of legal title to the land described in the certificate.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-17-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 34-45-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-45-2-5
Contract actions involving heirs or devisees; competent witnesses
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to suits by or against heirs or devisees founded on a contract with or demand against an ancestor:

(1) to obtain title to or possession of property, real or personal, of, or in right of, the ancestor; or

(2) to affect property described in subdivision (1) in any manner.

(b) This section does not apply in a proceeding to contest the validity of a:

(1) will; or

(2) trust.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), neither party to a suit described in subsection (a) is a competent witness as to any matter that occurred before the death of the ancestor.

(d) A custodian or other qualified witness in a suit described in subsection (a) may present evidence that is admissible under Indiana Evidence Rule 803(6).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-14-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.33-2004, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-28-5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-28-5-12
Notice requirements for acceptance of admission or nolo contendere plea
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Before accepting a pleading admitting to a violation or entering a declaration of nolo contendere to a violation, the violations clerk or the officer writing the ticket shall inform the person that:

(1) the person's signature to:

(A) an admission of the violation; or

(B) a pleading of nolo contendere;

will have the same effect as a judgment of a court; and

(2) the record of judgment will be sent to the commissioner of motor vehicles of Indiana or the state where the person received a license to drive.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-32-5(f).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 34-38-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 38 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-38-4-1
Judicial notice by Indiana courts
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Every court in Indiana shall take judicial notice of the common law and statutes of every state, territory, and other jurisdiction of the United States.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-2-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-143 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-143
Local domestic violence fatality review teams; information provided to and discussions involving
Status: in_force

Sec. 143. IC 12-18-8-8 (Concerning information provided to and discussions involving a local domestic violence fatality review team).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-56 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-56
"Equine"
Status: in_force

Sec. 56. "Equine", for purposes of IC 34-31-5, means a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-28-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 34-28-8-5
"Public official"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "public official" means an elected or appointed official in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the state or a political subdivision, as well as an individual acting on behalf of a public employer, whether temporarily or permanently, including but not limited to, members of boards, committees, commissions, authorities, and other instrumentalities of the state or a political subdivision.

As added by P.L.17-2011, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 34-49-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-49-4-1
Bond to secure return of personal property taken in execution of judgment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. When personal property is taken in an execution of judgment, the execution defendant may, under IC 34-55-5-1, deliver to the sheriff a written undertaking, payable to the execution plaintiff, with sufficient surety, to obtain the return of the personal property.

[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 34-30-15-17 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 15 / Section 34-30-15-17
Immunity; good faith determinations regarding evaluation of patient care
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. The personnel of a peer review committee shall be immune from any civil action arising from any determination made in good faith in regard to evaluation of patient care as that term is defined and limited in IC 34-6-2.1-60.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-3(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.186-2025, SEC.190.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-459 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-459
Personal representatives of decedents
Status: in_force

Sec. 459. IC 29-1-13-3 (Concerning personal representatives of decedents).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-326 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-326
Cemeteries; cemetery plot co-owner's burial rights
Status: in_force

Sec. 326. IC 23-14-42-5 (Concerning cemetery acting upon request of co-owner of burial rights in a cemetery plot).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-25.5-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 34-25.5-3-3
Service of writ by leaving at residence or affixing in conspicuous place
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. If the person to whom a writ is directed cannot be found or refuses admittance to the sheriff, the writ may be served by:

(1) leaving the writ at the residence of the person to whom the writ is directed; or

(2) affixing the writ on some conspicuous place, either at the person’s dwelling house or where the party is confined or under restraint.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-37 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-37
"Cost of the periodic payments agreement"
Status: in_force

Sec. 37. "Cost of the periodic payments agreement", for purposes of IC 34-18-14, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-18-14-1.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-11-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-11-2-9
Promissory notes, bills of exchange, deposit accounts, or written contracts for payment of money
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "deposit account" has the meaning set forth in IC 28-9-2-5.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an action upon promissory notes, bills of exchange, or other written contracts for the payment of money executed after August 31, 1982, must be commenced within six (6) years after the cause of action accrues. An action upon promissory notes, bills of exchange, and other written contracts for the payment of money executed on or after September 19, 1881, and before September 1, 1982, must be commenced within ten (10) years after the cause of action accrues. However, all contracts described in this section that have been executed before September 19, 1881, may be enforced within the time only as they have to run, before being barred under the law in effect at the time of their executions limiting the commencement of actions, and not afterward.

(c) An action upon a deposit account must be commenced not later than two (2) years after the cause of action accrues, regardless of whether the action is brought by:

(1) a depositor (as defined in IC 28-9-2-4); or

(2) a depository financial institution (as defined in IC 28-9-2-6).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-2(5).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.102-2021, SEC.2; P.L.77-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-57-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-57-1-4
Arbitrators mutually chosen
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The arbitrator is mutually chosen by the parties to the controversy.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 34-6-2.1-34 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 6 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-6-2.1-34
"Compensation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 34. (a) "Compensation", for purposes of section 175 of this chapter, does not include payments:

(1) to reimburse the expenses of a qualified director (as defined in section 175 of this chapter); and

(2) for per diem.

(b) "Compensation", for purposes of IC 34-30-18, means anything of value given as payment for performing a function. The term does not include:

(1) payment for expenses, prizes, or trophies; or

(2) a payment to an individual of fifteen dollars ($15) or less for performing one (1) or more functions during a day.

(c) "Compensation", for purposes of IC 34-30-19, does not include the following:

(1) Reimbursement or payment of reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of a sports or leisure activity.

(2) Any award, meal, or other gift that does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in value and is given as a token of appreciation or recognition.

(3) Any per diem payment that does not exceed fifty dollars ($50) for personal services as a referee, umpire, judge, or assistant to a referee, umpire, or judge.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 34-31-9-9 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-31-9-9
Effect of receiving compensation
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. An activity may be an agritourism activity whether or not a participant provides monetary or other valuable compensation to participate in the activity.

As added by P.L.3-2011, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-52-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 52 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-52-1-5
Apportionment of cost among several plaintiffs or several defendants
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. In actions where there are several plaintiffs or several defendants, the costs shall be apportioned according to the judgment rendered. Where there are several causes of action embraced in the same complaint, or several issues, the plaintiff shall recover costs upon the issues determined in the plaintiff's favor, and the defendant shall recover costs upon the issues determined in the defendant's favor.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-498 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-498
Guardians ad litem; employees, appointees, and volunteers of guardian ad litem or special advocate programs
Status: in_force

Sec. 498. IC 31-15-6-9 (Concerning a person acting as, employed by, or volunteering for a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-25-2-21 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-25-2-21
Judgment for defendant; appeal
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if the judgment in the action is rendered for the defendant:

(1) the attachment shall be discharged; and

(2) the attached property or proceeds from the property shall be returned to the defendant.

(b) If the plaintiff:

(1) serves notice with the clerk or judge within seventy-two (72) hours that the plaintiff:

(A) intends to appeal from the judgment; and

(B) will file a bond, approved by the court; and

(2) files an appeal, as provided by law, within sixty (60) days from the date of the judgment;

the attachment or any bond given to release the property or thing attached shall not be discharged, and the attached property or proceeds from the property shall not be returned to the defendant until final disposition of such action.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-34.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-487 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-487
Trustees; breach of trust
Status: in_force

Sec. 487. IC 30-4-3-19 (Concerning a trustee's breach of trust).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-57-1-18 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 57 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-57-1-18
Modification or correction of award
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. Any party to a submission may move the court to modify or correct the award in the following cases:

(1) When there is an evident miscalculation of figures, or an evident mistake in the description of any person, thing, or property referred to or mentioned in the award.

(2) When the arbitrator has awarded upon a matter that was not submitted, and does not affect the merits of the decision upon the matters which were submitted.

(3) When the award is imperfect in some matter of form, that:

(A) does not affect the controversy; and

(B) if it had been a verdict, the defect could have been properly amended or disregarded by the court.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-17.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 34-31-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 31 / Chapter 10 / Section 34-31-10-3
"Community use physical fitness activity"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "community use physical fitness activity" means an activity in which the general public is invited to use:

(1) school property;

(2) school equipment; or

(3) a school facility;

to participate in a physical fitness activity that is approved as described in section 12 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.220-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 34-37-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-37-1-5
Notary public; certificates or instruments
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Certificates or instruments, either printed or written, purporting to be:

(1) the official act of a notary public of this state, of the District of Columbia, or of any other state or territory of the United States; and

(2) under the seal and signature of a notary public;

shall be received as presumptive evidence of the official character of the instrument and of the facts set forth in the instrument.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-17-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-520 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-520
Breach of unwritten contracts
Status: in_force

Sec. 520. IC 32-21-1-1 (Concerning persons for breach of certain unwritten contracts).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-422 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-422
Property casualty insurance and guaranty association member insurers and agents; related powers and duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 422. IC 27-6-8-16 (Concerning member insurers and the property casualty insurance and guaranty association, its agents and employees).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-25.5-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-25.5-1-1
Persons entitled to writ
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Every person whose liberty is restrained, under any pretense whatever, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of the restraint, and shall be delivered from the restraint if the restraint is illegal.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 34-41-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-41-1-6
Land patents; certificates of purchase; evidence
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The following documents are admissible in evidence in all courts and places, with the same force and effect as if the original were produced:

(1) The record of all:

(A) patents;

(B) certificates of purchase; and

(C) other evidence in writing of the sale of real estate;

whether issued by the United States or this state, or made by any person or corporation.

(2) All duly certified copies of the record of the documents described in subdivision (1).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-18-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 34-13-9-11 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 34-13-9-11
Private causes of action
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. This chapter is not intended to, and shall not be construed or interpreted to, create a claim or private cause of action against any private employer by any applicant, employee, or former employee.

As added by P.L.3-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 34-7-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 34-7-7-3
"Claim" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "claim" means:

(1) a lawsuit;

(2) a cause of action;

(3) a petition;

(4) a complaint;

(5) a cross claim;

(6) a counterclaim; or

(7) any other judicial pleading or filing;

that requests legal or equitable relief.

As added by P.L.114-1998, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-405 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-405
Insurance company directors; actions taken
Status: in_force

Sec. 405. IC 27-1-7-12.5 (Concerning directors of insurance companies in certain circumstances).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-56-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 56 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-56-2-3
Additional bond requirement
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. In all appealed cases described in section 1 of this chapter, when costs have accrued so as to render the sum named in the appeal bond insufficient to secure the costs, the court in which the appeal is pending shall require the appellant to give an additional bond in such sum as the court considers sufficient, with surety to the acceptance of the court. If the appellant fails or refuses to comply with this section, the court shall dismiss the appeal.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-31-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 34-30-2.1-485 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 34-30-2.1-485
Trustees; contracts and other nonnegotiable obligations with third persons
Status: in_force

Sec. 485. IC 30-4-3-10 (Concerning trustees for contracts or other nonnegotiable obligations with third persons made in the administration of a trust).

As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 34-45-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 34-45-2-13
Facts shown to affect credibility of witness
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. Any fact that might have been shown to render a witness incompetent may be shown to affect the credibility of the witness.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-14-14.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 34-51-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 51 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-51-4-4
Liability of state or political subdivision
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. This chapter does not impose liability for prejudgment interest on the state or any political subdivision (as those terms are defined in IC 34-6-2.1-193 and IC 34-6-2.1-155).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.186-2025, SEC.193.
Ind. Code § 34-18-18-2 — Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 18 / Chapter 18 / Section 34-18-18-2
Per diem payment by written agreement
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A patient has the right to elect to pay for the attorney's services on a mutually satisfactory per diem basis. The election, however, must be exercised in written form at the time of employment.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-18-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.