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IN Code § 34-47-3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 47. Contempt of Court|Chapter 3. Indirect Contempt of Court|34-47-3-8. Contempt of Supreme or Appellate Courts; Special Commissioner; Selection, Powers, and Duties

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this section applies to all cases of indirect contempt of the supreme court or the court of appeals.(b) This section does not apply to indirect contempt growing out of willfully resisting, hindering, delaying, or disobeying any lawful process or order of court.(c) The court against which the alleged contempt has been committed shall, at the time the rule to show cause is issued, nominate three (3) competent and disinterested persons, each of whom shall be an available judge or member of the Indiana bar, to be submitted to the parties in the action, from which the state, by the attorney general, and the defendant shall immediately strike off one (1) name each.(d) The court shall appoint the person who remains unchallenged under subsection (c) a special commissioner of the court, who shall:(1) hear the evidence in the cause; and(2) report in writing to the court:(A) findings as to the guilt or innocence of the cited person; and(B) recommendations for punishment of the cited person, if the person is found guilty of contempt as charged.(e) A report prepared under subsection (d) shall be filed with the clerk and entered on the minutes of the court.(f) The appointed special commissioner shall qualify by accepting the appointment and taking the same oath as a regularly qualified judge, if the special commissioner is not a regularly qualified judge. The appointment and oath shall be filed with the clerk and entered on the minutes of the court.(g) The special commissioner appointed under subsection (d):(1) has full authority to examine the parties in the cause, upon oath, concerning all matters contained in the citation for contempt;(2) may require the production of all books, writings, records, and other documents applicable;(3) may examine under oath all witnesses produced by the parties and compel their attendance at the hearings of the cause; and(4) may do all other acts and direct all other inquiries and proceedings in the matter necessary and proper to the justice and merits of the cause and the rights of the parties.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-8-2.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43.
IN Code § 34-47-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 47. Contempt of Court|Chapter 4. Contempt Citations and Writs of Attachment|34-47-4-1. Service and Return of Citation

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to any proceeding in any court of record and of original jurisdiction authorized or empowered by law to:(1) punish for contempts of court; or(2) enforce its orders by contempt proceedings;whether the contempt proceedings are civil or criminal in nature.(b) The court may order a citation issued to the sheriff of any county for service upon the person alleged to be guilty of contempt, or in violation of any order of the court to:(1) appear before the court at the time fixed in the citation; and(2) show cause why the person should not be punished for contempt of court.(c) The citation shall be served by the sheriff to whom it is addressed in the same manner as summons is served in a civil proceeding and due return shall be made to the court issuing the citation.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-9-1.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43.
IN Code § 34-47-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 47. Contempt of Court|Chapter 4. Contempt Citations and Writs of Attachment|34-47-4-2. Writ of Attachment of the Body of the Person

Sec. 2. (a) For the purpose of procuring personal jurisdiction over a person who has allegedly violated a court order or who is otherwise in contempt of court, the court may issue a writ of attachment of the body of the person.(b) A writ of attachment issued under subsection (a) shall:(1) be directed to a sheriff or assisting sheriff; and(2) fix an amount of:(A) bail, if the order that the person has allegedly violated does not concern a child support obligation; or(B) escrow, if the order that the person has allegedly violated concerns a child support obligation.(c) A sheriff or assisting sheriff who receives an order under this section shall immediately:(1) serve the writ; and(2) take the person into custody.A sheriff may serve a writ of attachment and take the person into custody in any county.(d) If an assisting sheriff takes a person into custody, the assisting sheriff shall notify the sheriff. The sheriff, after notification, shall immediately return the person to the county in which the writ was issued and take the person before the court that issued the writ. However, the sheriff may release the person:(1) on bail as in criminal matters; or(2) after any person has deposited the amount of escrow in accordance with subsection (e).(e) The escrow shall be:(1) deposited with the clerk of the court;(2) an amount:(A) fixed by the court; and(B) not more than any delinquent child support allegedly owed by the person to another; and(3) subject to a court ordered attachment for satisfaction of delinquent child support and interest under IC 31-16-12-2 and IC 31-14-12-1 (before its repeal).(f) All escrow money collected under this section (or IC 34-4-9-2.1 before its repeal) by the clerk of the court shall be deposited into a single account. The clerk shall:(1) keep an accounting of all money transferred to the escrow account;(2) issue a receipt to any person who transfers money to the clerk under this section; and(3) transfer money from the escrow account only under an order from the court that issued the writ of attachment under subsection (a).[Pre-1998 Recodification Citations: 34-4-9-2.1(b); 34-4-9-2.1(c); 34-4-9-2.1(d); 34-4-9-2.1(e); 34-4-9-2.1(f).]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.207-2013, SEC.52.
IN Code § 34-47-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 47. Contempt of Court|Chapter 4. Contempt Citations and Writs of Attachment|34-47-4-3. Supplemental Nature of Chapter

Sec. 3. This chapter shall be construed as supplemental to all laws:(1) concerning contempts of courts and punishments for contempts of court; or(2) providing for the enforcement of the lawful order of any such court.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-9-3.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43.
IN Code § 34-49-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 1. Fixing of Bond|34-49-1-1. Fixing of Bond by Judge

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies whenever:(1) any bond or undertaking is required in connection with any civil action or proceeding brought in any court of Indiana; and(2) in the absence of any provision of law specifying the amount of the bond or undertaking.(b) The judge of the court shall fix the penalty in an amount that the judge considers adequate, but not less than one hundred dollars ($100).(c) This section does not preclude a full and complete reconsideration of the sufficiency of the amount by the judge of the court in which the action or proceeding is pending upon the motion of any aggrieved party.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-33-1.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.
IN Code § 34-49-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 1. Fixing of Bond|34-49-1-2. Deposit of Cash, Check, or Draft Instead of Bond

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies when any bond is required by law to be filed in any civil, criminal, or probate proceedings, whether in a circuit court, superior court, or a city court.(b) The officer with whom the bond is required to be filed may accept a deposit of cash or a properly certified check or draft for the full amount of the bond instead of a bond.(c) This section shall not be construed as mandatory on any court or officer, but as conferring a privilege that may be exercised for the convenience of litigants.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-32-1.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.
IN Code § 34-49-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 1. Fixing of Bond|34-49-1-3. Examination of Surety

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.
IN Code § 34-49-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 1. Fixing of Bond|34-49-1-4. Money Instead of Bail

Sec. 4. Any person required to give bail may deposit with the clerk the amount of money for which the person is required to give bail, and immediately be discharged from arrest.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-66-1.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.
IN Code § 34-49-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 2. Defective Bonds|34-49-2-1. Bond Not Void for Want of Form or Substance, Recital, or Condition

Sec. 1. An official bond entered into by any officer, or any bond, recognizance, or written undertaking taken by any officer in the discharge of the duties of the officer's office, is not void for want of form or substance, recital, or condition.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-64-1 part.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.
IN Code § 34-49-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 2. Defective Bonds|34-49-2-2. Principal or Surety Not Discharged for Defects

Sec. 2. The principal or surety will not be discharged because of any defects listed in section 1 of this chapter. The principal and surety shall be bound by the bond, recognizance, or written undertaking, to the full extent contemplated by the law requiring the bond, recognizance, or written undertaking. The sureties shall be bound to the amount specified in the bond or recognizance.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-64-1 part.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.
IN Code § 34-49-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 2. Defective Bonds|34-49-2-3. Actions on Defective Bond

Sec. 3. In all actions on a defective bond, recognizance, or written undertaking, the plaintiff or relator may suggest the defect in the plaintiff's or relator's complaint, and recover to the same extent as if the bond, recognizance, or written undertaking were perfect in all respects.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-64-1 part.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.
IN Code § 34-49-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 3. Bond for Officer Making Levy in Replevin|34-49-3-1. Bond to Indemnify Officer in Replevin Suit

Sec. 1. If a suit is brought:(1) in replevin; and(2) against an officer who issued a writ of attachment or execution under IC 32-35-2-26 (or IC 34-21-6-1 or IC 34-2-4-1 before their repeal);the officer may demand a bond from the attachment or execution plaintiff to indemnify the officer in the replevin suit.[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.101.
IN Code § 34-49-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 4. Delivery Bonds Executed by Defendant for Personal Property|34-49-4-1. Bond to Secure Return of Personal Property Taken in Execution of Judgment

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.
IN Code § 34-49-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 5. Appeal Bonds|34-49-5-1. Appeal Bonds Governed by Ic 34-56-2

Sec. 1. Appeal bonds for appeals taken to circuit courts, superior courts, or probate courts are governed by IC 34-56-2.[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.161.
IN Code § 34-49-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 5. Appeal Bonds|34-49-5-2. Federal Agencies Exempt From Appeal Bond Requirements

Sec. 2. Federal agencies are exempt from appeal bond requirements under IC 34-56-3.[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.45.
IN Code § 34-49-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 49. Bonds|Chapter 5. Appeal Bonds|34-49-5-3. Amount of Appeal Bond

Sec. 3. (a) An appeal bond that an appellant must post to stay execution on a judgment while an appeal is pending may not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) regardless of the total amount of the judgment.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an appellee proves by a preponderance of the evidence that an appellant is dissipating assets outside the ordinary course of business to avoid payment of a judgment, a court may enter orders that:(1) are necessary to protect the appellee; and(2) require the appellant to post a bond that is equal to the total amount of the judgment.As added by P.L.46-2002, SEC.1.
IN Code § 34-50-1-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 1. Offers of Settlement|34-50-1-0.2. Application of Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 34-4-44.6 (before its repeal, now codified in 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.575.
IN Code § 34-50-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 1. Offers of Settlement|34-50-1-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to actions in tort brought under:(1) IC 33, including IC 33-1-1.5 before its repeal; or(2) this title.(b) This chapter does not apply to small claims actions.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44.6-1.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.46.
IN Code § 34-50-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 1. Offers of Settlement|34-50-1-2. Time of Offer

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.
IN Code § 34-50-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 1. Offers of Settlement|34-50-1-3. Resolution of Issues Before Acceptance

Sec. 3. A qualified settlement offer must resolve all claims and defenses at issue in the civil action between the offeror and the recipient before the qualified settlement offer may be accepted by the recipient.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44.6-6.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.46.
IN Code § 34-50-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 1. Offers of Settlement|34-50-1-4. Requirements of Qualified Settlement Offer

Sec. 4. A qualified settlement offer must:(1) be in writing;(2) be signed by the offeror or the offeror's attorney of record;(3) be designated on its face as a qualified settlement offer;(4) be delivered to each recipient or recipient's attorney of record:(A) by registered or certified mail; or(B) by any method that verifies the date of receipt;(5) set forth the complete terms of the settlement proposed by the offeror to the recipient in sufficient detail to allow the recipient to decide whether to accept or reject it;(6) include the name and address of the offeror and the offeror's attorney of record, if any; and(7) expressly revoke all prior qualified settlement offers made by the offeror to the recipient.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44.6-7.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.46.
IN Code § 34-50-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 1. Offers of Settlement|34-50-1-5. Acceptance

Sec. 5. An acceptance of a qualified settlement offer must be:(1) unconditional;(2) in writing;(3) signed by the accepting recipient or the accepting recipient's attorney of record; and(4) delivered:(A) by registered or certified mail or by a means that verifies the date of receipt;(B) to the offeror or the offeror's attorney of record; and(C) not more than thirty (30) days after the recipient receives the qualified settlement offer.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44.6-8.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.46.
IN Code § 34-50-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 1. Offers of Settlement|34-50-1-6. Attorney's Fees and Costs

Sec. 6. (a) If:(1) a recipient does not accept a qualified settlement offer; and(2) the final judgment is less favorable to the recipient than the terms of the qualified settlement offer;the court shall award attorney's fees, costs, and expenses to the offeror upon the offeror's motion.(b) An award of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses under this section must consist of attorney's fees at a rate of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per hour and other costs and expenses incurred by the offeror after the date of the qualified settlement offer. However, the award of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses may not total more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) A motion for an award of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses under this section must be filed not more than thirty (30) days after entry of judgment. The motion must be accompanied by an affidavit of the offeror or the offeror's attorney establishing the amount of the attorney's fees and other costs and expenses incurred by the offeror after the date of the qualified settlement offer. The affidavit constitutes prima facie proof of the reasonableness of the amount.(d) Where appropriate, the court may order a judgment entered against the offeror and in favor of the recipient reduced by the amount of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses awarded to the offeror under this section (or IC 34-4-44.6-8 before its repeal).[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44.6-9.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.46.
IN Code § 34-50-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 2. Annuity Structured Settlements|34-50-2-1. "Interested Party"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "interested party" refers to:(1) the payee;(2) the annuity issuer;(3) the structured settlement agreement obligor;(4) the payee's counsel who assisted in the establishment of the structured settlement;(5) a dependent of the payee; or(6) a family member or relative who is acting as a caregiver for the payee.As added by P.L.219-2001, SEC.6.
IN Code § 34-50-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 2. Annuity Structured Settlements|34-50-2-2. "Structured Settlement"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "structured settlement" means periodic payments of damages established by a settlement or a court judgment in resolution of a tort claim for personal injury.As added by P.L.219-2001, SEC.6.
IN Code § 34-50-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 2. Annuity Structured Settlements|34-50-2-3. "Transfer"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "transfer" means a:(1) sale;(2) assignment;(3) pledge;(4) hypothecation; or(5) any other form of alienation or encumbrance;of structured settlement payment rights made by a payee for consideration.As added by P.L.219-2001, SEC.6.
IN Code § 34-50-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 2. Annuity Structured Settlements|34-50-2-4. "Transferee"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "transferee" means a party acquiring or proposing to acquire structured settlement payment rights through a transfer agreement.As added by P.L.219-2001, SEC.6.
IN Code § 34-50-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 2. Annuity Structured Settlements|34-50-2-5. Court Approval of Transfers Required

Sec. 5. A direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights is not effective, and a structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer is not required to make a payment directly or indirectly to a transferee, unless an Indiana court of competent jurisdiction has approved the transfer in a final order in accordance with sections 7 and 8 of this chapter.As added by P.L.219-2001, SEC.6.
IN Code § 34-50-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 2. Annuity Structured Settlements|34-50-2-6. Disclosure Statements

Sec. 6. Not less than ten (10) days before the date on which a payee becomes obligated under a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the payee and other interested parties a disclosure statement, in boldface type of not less than fourteen (14) points in size, that includes the following:(1) The amounts and due dates of the structured settlement payments to be transferred under the transfer agreement.(2) The aggregate amount of the payments disclosed under subdivision (1).(3) An estimate of the present fair market value of the future periodic payments under the structured settlement agreement.(4) The gross amount payable to the payee as consideration for the transfer of the structured settlement payments disclosed under subdivision (1).(5) An itemized list of all:(A) commissions;(B) fees;(C) costs;(D) expenses; and(E) charges;payable by the payee or deductible from the gross amount payable to the payee, as disclosed under subdivision (4).(6) The net amount payable to the payee after any deduction is made from the gross amount payable to the payee, as described in subdivision (5).(7) The quotient, expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing the net amount payable to the payee, as disclosed under subdivision (6), by the estimate of the present fair market value of the future periodic payments, as disclosed under subdivision (3).(8) The amount of any penalty and the aggregate amount of any liquidated damages, including penalties, payable by the payee in the event of a breach of the transfer agreement by the payee.As added by P.L.219-2001, SEC.6.
IN Code § 34-50-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 50. Settlement of Claims|Chapter 2. Annuity Structured Settlements|34-50-2-7. Final Orders; Findings

Sec. 7. An Indiana court of competent jurisdiction may approve a transfer of structured settlement payment rights only in a final order that is based on the express findings of the court. The express findings must include all of the following:(1) The consideration that the payee will receive for the transfer reasonably reflects the present fair market value of the future periodic payments under the structured settlement agreement.(2) The transfer is in the best interest of the payee.(3) The transfer will not materially impair the payee's ability to discharge the payee's obligations to the payee's dependents.(4) If the transferee is the applicant, the transferee has provided to the payee a disclosure statement in accordance with section 6 of this chapter.As added by P.L.219-2001, SEC.6.