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2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 9. Parties › Chapter 3. Survival of Cause of Action After Death of Party › 34-9-3-5. Personal Injury Claims; Death of Party Pending Appeal or Before New Trial After Reversal

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies when:
(1) a person obtains a judgment for personal injuries against a person, company, or corporation in a trial court;
(2) the person, company, or corporation against whom or which the judgment was obtained appeals to the supreme court or the court of appeals; and
(3) the judgment is reversed by the supreme court or the court of appeals, with a new trial granted to the appellant.
(b) If a person who obtains a judgment dies:
(1) pending the appeal; or
(2) before a new trial after the reversal;
the claim for personal injuries survives and may be prosecuted by the representative of the decedent, as other claims are prosecuted for and on behalf of decedents' estates.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-21-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 10. Access to Courts by Indigent Persons › Chapter 1. Proceeding as an Indigent Person › 34-10-1-1. Application for Leave to Prosecute or Defend as an Indigent Person

Sec. 1. An indigent person who does not have sufficient means to prosecute or defend an action may apply to the court in which the action is intended to be brought, or is pending, for leave to prosecute or defend as an indigent person.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-1-3 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 10. Access to Courts by Indigent Persons › Chapter 1. Proceeding as an Indigent Person › 34-10-1-2. Assignment of Attorney

Sec. 2. (a) This section may not be construed to prohibit a court from participating in a pro bono legal services program or other program that provides legal services to litigants:
(1) without charge; or
(2) at a reduced fee.
(b) If the court is satisfied that a person who makes an application described in section 1 of this chapter does not have sufficient means to prosecute or defend the action, the court:
(1) shall admit the applicant to prosecute or defend as an indigent person; and
(2) may, under exceptional circumstances, assign an attorney to defend or prosecute the cause.
(c) The factors that a court may consider under subsection (b)(2) include the following:
(1) The likelihood of the applicant prevailing on the merits of the applicant's claim or defense.
(2) The applicant's ability to investigate and present the applicant's claims or defenses without an attorney, given the type and complexity of the facts and legal issues in the action.
(d) The court shall deny an application made under section 1 of this chapter if the court determines any of the following:
(1) The applicant failed to make a diligent effort to obtain an attorney before filing the application.
(2) The applicant is unlikely to prevail on the applicant's claim or defense.
(e) All officers required to prosecute or defend the action shall do their duty in the case without taking any fee or reward from the indigent person.
(f) The reasonable attorney's fees and expenses of an attorney appointed to represent an applicant under section 1 of this chapter shall be paid from the money appropriated to the court:
(1) appointing the attorney, if the action was not transferred to another county; or
(2) from which the action was transferred, if the action was transferred to another county.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-1-3 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2002, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 10. Access to Courts by Indigent Persons › Chapter 1. Proceeding as an Indigent Person › 34-10-1-3. Filing of Claim by an Offender With Three Prior Actions Dismissed as Frivolous; Exception

Sec. 3. If an offender has filed at least three (3) civil actions in which a state court has dismissed the action or a claim under IC 34-58-1-2, the offender may not file a new complaint or petition as an indigent person under this chapter, unless a court determines the offender is in immediate danger of serious bodily injury.
As added by P.L.128-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 10. Access to Courts by Indigent Persons › Chapter 2. Annulling Leave to Proceed as an Indigent Person › 34-10-2-1. Application of Chapter

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 10. Access to Courts by Indigent Persons › Chapter 2. Annulling Leave to Proceed as an Indigent Person › 34-10-2-2. Annulment of Order

Sec. 2. If the person described in section 1 of this chapter is guilty of:
(1) any improper conduct; or
(2) any unjustifiable delay in the progress of the action;
the court may annul the order. The indigent person shall subsequently be deprived of all benefit of the order permitting the person to prosecute or defend as an indigent person.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-1-4 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 1. Statutes of Limitation Generally › 34-11-1-1. Compilation of Statutes of Limitation Not Exhaustive

Sec. 1. This article is not intended to be an exhaustive compilation of all statutes of limitation in the Indiana Code. In addition to the statutes of limitation that appear in this article, other statutes of limitation may appear outside this article.
[1998 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 1. Statutes of Limitation Generally › 34-11-1-2. Cause of Action Arising On, Before, or After September 1, 1982

Sec. 2. (a) A cause of action that:
(1) arises on or after September 1, 1982; and
(2) is not limited by any other statute;
must be brought within ten (10) years.
(b) A cause of action that:
(1) arises before September 1, 1982; and
(2) is not limited by any other statute;
must be brought within fifteen (15) years.
(c) This section does not apply whenever a different limitation is prescribed by statute.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-0.5. Actions Upon Deposit Accounts; 2021 Amendments Not a Substantive Change in Law

Sec. 0.5. The amendments to section 9 of this chapter made during the 2021 regular session of the general assembly are intended to be a restatement of the law and not a substantive change in the law and as such shall be applied with respect to deposit accounts executed during the applicable time frames set forth in section 9 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.102-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-1. Employment Related Actions

Sec. 1. An action relating to the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment except actions based upon a written contract (including, but not limited to, hiring or the failure to hire, 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.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-1.5(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-2. Employment Related Action Against the State of Indiana

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-3. Professional Services Related Actions

Sec. 3. An action of any kind for damages, whether brought in contract or tort, based upon professional services rendered or which should have been rendered, may not be brought, commenced, or maintained, in any of the courts of Indiana against physicians, dentists, surgeons, hospitals, sanitariums, or others, unless the action is filed within two (2) years from the date of the act, omission, or neglect complained of.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-19-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-4. Injury or Forfeiture of Penalty Actions

Sec. 4. (a) An action for:
(1) injury to person or character;
(2) injury to personal property; or
(3) a forfeiture of penalty given by statute;
must be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action accrues.
(b) An action for injury to a person that results from the sexual abuse of a child must be commenced within the later of:
(1) seven (7) years after the cause of action accrues; or
(2) four (4) years after the person ceases to be a dependent of the person alleged to have performed the sexual abuse.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-2(1).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.44-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-5. Real Property Recovery Actions

Sec. 5. An action for the recovery of real property sold by executors, administrators, guardians, or commissioners of a court, upon a judgment, specifically directing the sale of property sought to be recovered, brought by a party to the judgment, the party's heirs, or any person claiming a title under a party, acquired after the date of the judgment, must be commenced within five (5) years after the sale is confirmed.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-2(4).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-6. Sheriffs or Public Officers; Actions Growing Out of Liability Incurred During Official Acts or Omissions of Duty

Sec. 6. An action against:
(1) a sheriff;
(2) another public officer; or
(3) the officer and the officer's sureties on a public bond;
growing out of a liability incurred by doing an act in an official capacity, or by the omission of an official duty, must be commenced within five (5) years after the cause of action accrues. However, an action may be commenced against the officer or the officer's legal representatives, for money collected in an official capacity and not paid over, at any time within six (6) years after the cause of action accrues.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-2(2).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.76.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-7. Six Year Limitation

Sec. 7. The following actions must be commenced within six (6) years after the cause of action accrues:
(1) Actions on accounts and contracts not in writing.
(2) Actions for use, rents, and profits of real property.
(3) Actions for injuries to property other than personal property, damages for detention of personal property and for recovering possession of personal property.
(4) Actions for relief against frauds.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-8. Real Property Execution Actions

Sec. 8. An action for the recovery of real property sold on execution, brought by the execution debtor, the execution debtor's heirs, or any person claiming under the execution debtor by title acquired after the date of the judgment, must be commenced within six (6) years after the sale. However, an action described in this section must be commenced within ten (10) years after the sale, if the sale occurred before September 1, 1982.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-2(3).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-9. Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange, Deposit Accounts, or Written Contracts for Payment of Money

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "deposit account" has the meaning set forth in IC 28-9-2-5.
(b) An action upon promissory notes, bills of exchange, deposit accounts, 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, deposit accounts, 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.
[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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-10. Enforcement of Child Support Obligations

Sec. 10. An action to enforce a child support obligation must be commenced not later than ten (10) years after:
(1) the eighteenth birthday of the child; or
(2) the emancipation of the child;
whichever occurs first.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-1.6.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-10.5. Employment Related Action by Volunteer Firefighter or Member of Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Association

Sec. 10.5. An action brought by a volunteer:
(1) firefighter; or
(2) member of a volunteer emergency medical services association connected with a unit of government as set forth in IC 16-31-5-1(6);
against the volunteer's political subdivision employer for being disciplined for being absent from employment while responding to an emergency must be commenced within one (1) year after the date of the disciplinary action, as provided in IC 36-8-12-10.5(g).
As added by P.L.43-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.221.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-11. Written Contract Actions

Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an action upon contracts in writing other than those for the payment of money, and including all mortgages other than chattel mortgages, deeds of trust, judgments of courts of record, and for the recovery of the possession of real estate, must be commenced within ten (10) years after the cause of action accrues. However, an action upon contracts in writing other than those for the payment of money entered into before September 1, 1982, not including chattel mortgages, deeds of trust, judgments of courts of record, or for the recovery of the possession of real estate, must be commenced within twenty (20) years after the cause of action accrues.
(b) This subsection applies to an action:
(1) for the recovery of the possession of real estate;
(2) that involves or is affected by a line located and established by a professional surveyor under IC 36-2-12-10; and
(3) that accrues before the lines are located and established as described in subdivision (2).
An action to which this subsection applies must be commenced before the expiration of the appeal period set forth in IC 36-2-12-14.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-2(6).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.14-2000, SEC.69; P.L.99-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-11.5. Recovery of Certain Costs

Sec. 11.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "person" has the meaning set forth in IC 34-6-2-103(b).
(b) Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), a person may seek to recover the following in an action brought on or after the effective date of this section under IC 13-30-9-2 or IC 13-23-13-8(b) to recover costs incurred for a removal action, a remedial action, or a corrective action:
(1) The costs incurred not more than ten (10) years before the date the action is brought, even if the person or any other person also incurred costs more than ten (10) years before the date the action is brought.
(2) The costs incurred on or after the date the action is brought.
(c) Costs are eligible for recovery under subsection (b) regardless of whether any part of the costs is incurred before the effective date of this section.
(d) This section does not permit a person to revive or raise new claims in an action brought under IC 13-30-9-2 or IC 13-23-13-8(b) that was finally adjudicated or settled before the effective date of this section.
(e) Any person that brought an action under IC 13-30-9-2 or IC 13-23-13-8(b) that was not finally adjudicated or settled prior to the effective date of this section may not amend that action, or bring a new action, under this section.
As added by P.L.154-2011, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-12. Satisfaction of Judgment After Expiration of 20 Years

Sec. 12. Every judgment and decree of any court of record of the United States, of Indiana, or of any other state shall be considered satisfied after the expiration of twenty (20) years.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-14.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-13. Foreign Country Judgment

Sec. 13. An action to recognize a foreign country judgment must be commenced not later than the earlier of the following:
(1) The time during which the foreign country judgment is effective in the foreign country.
(2) Ten (10) years after the date the foreign country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
As added by P.L.213-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-14. Land Surveys

Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "survey" means the practice of surveying as defined in IC 25-21.5-1-7 or the work product of the practice of surveying.
(b) An action to recover damages against a person who prepared a survey based on an alleged deficiency in the survey must be commenced not later than ten (10) years from the date the survey, plat, or other work product that resulted from the survey was delivered to the client.
As added by P.L.96-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-15. Civil Fertility Fraud

Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an action for civil fertility fraud (IC 34-24-5) must be commenced not later than:
(1) ten (10) years after the eighteenth birthday of the child; or
(2) if subdivision (1) does not apply, twenty (20) years after the procedure was performed.
(b) An action for civil fertility fraud that would otherwise be barred under this section may be commenced not later than five (5) years after the earliest of the date on which:
(1) the person first discovers evidence sufficient to bring an action against the defendant through DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis;
(2) the person first becomes aware of the existence of a recording (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-273) that provides evidence sufficient to bring an action against the defendant; or
(3) the defendant confesses to the offense.
As added by P.L.215-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 2. Specific Statutes of Limitation › 34-11-2-16. Female Genital Mutilation

Sec. 16. (a) An action for civil female genital mutilation (IC 34-24-3-5) must be commenced not later than ten (10) years after the eighteenth birthday of the child.
(b) An action for any damages under this section may include the following:
(1) Actual damages.
(2) Compensatory damages.
(3) Punitive damages.
(4) Treble damages (as described in IC 34-24-3-5), on proof of actual damages if the defendant's acts were willful and malicious.
(5) Attorney's fees and costs.
(6) Any other appropriate relief.
As added by P.L.51-2021, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 3. Accrual of Cause of Action; Time From Which Limitation Period Runs › 34-11-3-1. Mutual, Open, and Current Accounts

Sec. 1. In an action brought to recover a balance due upon a mutual, open, and current account between the parties, the cause of action is considered to have accrued from the date of the last item proved in the account on either side.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 4. Tolling of Statute of Limitations: Nonresident Defendant › 34-11-4-1. Tolling of Time While Nonresident

Sec. 1. The time during which the defendant is a nonresident of the state is not computed in any of the periods of limitation except during such time as the defendant by law maintains in Indiana an agent for service of process or other person who, under the laws of Indiana, may be served with process as agent for the defendant.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-6(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 4. Tolling of Statute of Limitations: Nonresident Defendant › 34-11-4-2. Bar of Cause of Action Is Defense

Sec. 2. When:
(1) a cause of action arose outside of Indiana against a nonresident defendant;
(2) the defendant does not maintain an agent in Indiana for service of process or other person who, under the laws of Indiana, could be served with process as agent for the defendant; and
(3) the cause is fully barred by the laws both of the place where the defendant resides and of the place where the cause of action arose;
the bar of the cause of action under subdivision (3) is a defense.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-6(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 4. Tolling of Statute of Limitations: Nonresident Defendant › 34-11-4-3. Disabled Persons or Members of Armed Services

Sec. 3. This chapter shall not be construed to amend or alter present laws relating to the application of various statutes of limitations to persons under legal disabilities or to members of the armed services of the United States.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-6(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 5. Tolling of Statute of Limitations: Concealment › 34-11-5-1. Concealing Cause of Action

Sec. 1. If a person liable to an action conceals the fact from the knowledge of the person entitled to bring the action, the action may be brought at any time within the period of limitation after the discovery of the cause of action.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-9.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 6. Tolling of Statute of Limitations: Legal Disabilities › 34-11-6-1. Legal Disabilities; Accrual of Action

Sec. 1. A person who is under legal disabilities when the cause of action accrues may bring the action within two (2) years after the disability is removed.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 6. Tolling of Statute of Limitations: Legal Disabilities › 34-11-6-2. No Legal Disability Upon Reaching Age 18

Sec. 2. A contract, sale, release, or conveyance executed by a person after reaching the person's eighteenth birthday may not be avoided by the person on the grounds that, at the time the agreement was executed, the person was acting under a legal disability by reason of the person's age. A person who executes an agreement after reaching the person's eighteenth birthday may not assert legal disability by reason of age as a defense in an action to enforce a contract against the person.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-5.5.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 7. Survival of Cause of Action After Death of Party › 34-11-7-1. Death of Parties; Survival of Action

Sec. 1. If any person entitled to bring, or liable to, any action, dies before the expiration of the time limited for the action, the cause of action:
(1) survives to or against the person's representatives; and
(2) may be brought at any time after the expiration of the time limited within eighteen (18) months after the death of the person.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-7.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 8. Limitations on New Action After Failure of Original Suit › 34-11-8-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 34-1-2-8 (before its repeal, now codified at section 1 of this chapter) apply to causes of action that fail after June 30, 1993.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.547.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 8. Limitations on New Action After Failure of Original Suit › 34-11-8-1. New Actions; Continuation of Action

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies if a plaintiff commences an action and:
(1) the plaintiff fails in the action from any cause except negligence in the prosecution of the action;
(2) the action abates or is defeated by the death of a party; or
(3) a judgment is arrested or reversed on appeal.
(b) If subsection (a) applies, a new action may be brought not later than the later of:
(1) three (3) years after the date of the determination under subsection (a); or
(2) the last date an action could have been commenced under the statute of limitations governing the original action;
and be considered a continuation of the original action commenced by the plaintiff.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-8.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.113.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 9. Acknowledgment, New Promise, and Partial Payment › 34-11-9-1. New or Continuing Contract

Sec. 1. An acknowledgment or promise is not evidence of a new or continuing contract, for the purpose of taking the case out of the operation of this article, unless the acknowledgment or promise is:
(1) in writing; and
(2) signed by the party to be charged by the acknowledgment or promise.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-10.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 9. Acknowledgment, New Promise, and Partial Payment › 34-11-9-2. Joint Contractor, Executor, or Administrator Liability

Sec. 2. The acknowledgment or promise of one (1) joint contractor or executor or administrator does not render any other joint contractor, executor, or administrator liable under this chapter.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-11.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 9. Acknowledgment, New Promise, and Partial Payment › 34-11-9-3. Payment; Endorsement or Memorandum

Sec. 3. This chapter does not take away or lessen the effect of any payment made by any person. However, no endorsement or memorandum of any payment made:
(1) upon any instrument of writing; and
(2) by or on behalf of the party to whom the payment is purported to be made;
is considered sufficient to exempt the case from this chapter.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-12.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 11. Limitation of Actions › Chapter 9. Acknowledgment, New Promise, and Partial Payment › 34-11-9-4. Joint Debtor or Sureties; Payment

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 1. Failure to Abort › 34-12-1-1. Failure to Abort; Negligence Action; Damages

Sec. 1. A person may not maintain a cause of action or receive an award of damages on the person's behalf based on the claim that but for the negligent conduct of another, the person would have been aborted.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-1-11.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 2. Certain Domestic Relations Actions › 34-12-2-1. Causes of Action Abolished

Sec. 1. (a) The following civil causes of action are abolished:
(1) Breach of promise to marry.
(2) Alienation of affections.
(3) Criminal conversation.
(4) Seduction of any female person of at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(b) This section does not affect a cause of action described in subsection (a) that accrued before June 10, 1935.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-4-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 2. Certain Domestic Relations Actions › 34-12-2-2. Certain Causes of Action Not to Arise Within State

Sec. 2. (a) No act done after June 10, 1935, within Indiana operates to give rise, either within or outside Indiana, to any of the causes of action abolished by this chapter.
(b) No contract to marry that is made after June 10, 1935, within Indiana operates to give rise, either within or outside Indiana, to any cause of action for breach of contract or promise to marry.
(c) The intent of this section is to fix the effect, status, and character of acts and contracts described in subsections (a) and (b) and to render them ineffective to support or give rise to any causes of action within or outside Indiana.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-4-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 2. Certain Domestic Relations Actions › 34-12-2-3. Filing or Threatening to File Abolished Cause of Action Prohibited

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 2. Certain Domestic Relations Actions › 34-12-2-4. Identifying Corespondent or Participant in Divorce, Separate Maintenance, Annulment, or Custody Action Prohibited

Sec. 4. It is unlawful for any person, either as litigant or attorney, to file, cause to be filed, threaten to file, or threaten to cause to be filed in any court of Indiana, any pleading or paper naming or describing in such manner as to identify any person as corespondent or participant in misconduct of the adverse party in any:
(1) action for:
(A) divorce;
(B) separate maintenance;
(C) annulment of marriage; or
(D) custody or care of children; or
(2) citation or proceeding ancillary or subsequent to an action described in subdivision (1).
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-4-4 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 2. Certain Domestic Relations Actions › 34-12-2-5. Motion to Make Pleading or Paper More Specific

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 2. Certain Domestic Relations Actions › 34-12-2-6. Questioning Intended to Elicit Name of Third Persons Prohibited

Sec. 6. (a) An attorney who appears in a proceeding described in section 4 of this chapter on behalf of a party to the proceeding who is asserting misconduct by the adverse party shall not ask of any witness any question intended or calculated to disclose the name or identity of any third person charged as corespondent or participant in the misconduct.
(b) A party or witness testifying on behalf of a party asserting misconduct by the adverse party shall not name or identify any third person charged as a corespondent or participant in any such misconduct.
(c) If the court in the exercise of a sound discretion so orders, counsel for any party charged with an act of misconduct with a third person may be permitted to cross-examine a witness who has testified to the act of misconduct concerning the identity of the third person. Within limits as the court may prescribe, the witness may answer the questions asked.
(d) In all testimony in proceedings described in section 4 of this chapter, designation of the corespondent or other alleged participant in misconduct by general language not sufficient for identification operates with the same legal effect as complete identification.
(e) The discretion vested in the court by this section shall be exercised in a manner to avoid injustice to litigants, while at the same time avoiding, so far as possible, the public revelation of the name or identity of the third person. To this end the court may impound pleadings or other documents in the case and hear testimony in chambers.
(f) This section shall not be construed to change the grounds for divorce or impair the substantive rights of parties in cases described in this section. This section shall be construed to regulate pleading, practice, and testimony in cases described in this section so as to eliminate extortion and public scandal.
(g) This section also applies to the taking of testimony by deposition or commission as to proceedings before the court.
(h) Any willful violation of this section by any attorney, party, or witness constitutes a direct contempt of the court having jurisdiction of the proceeding in which the violation occurs, and may be punished by the court with a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) as the court considers proper. However, if the adverse party intends to file a motion under section 5(b) of this chapter to make any pleading or paper more specific by stating the name, identity, or other fact descriptive of any corespondent or participant in misconduct of the adverse party in any action or proceeding described in section 4 of this chapter, any party who has given notice of the taking of a deposition shall be notified of this intention in writing before the time fixed for taking the deposition, and the notice may be served upon either the party or the party's attorney.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-4-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 2. Certain Domestic Relations Actions › 34-12-2-7. Compromise or Settlement of Abolished Causes of Action Prohibited

Sec. 7. (a) All contracts and instruments executed after June 10, 1935, within Indiana in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any claim or cause of action abolished or barred by this chapter, whether the claim or cause of action arose within or outside Indiana, are declared to be contrary to the public policy of Indiana and void.
(b) It is unlawful to cause, induce, or procure any person to:
(1) execute a contract or instrument described in subsection (a);
(2) cause, induce, or procure any person to give, pay, transfer, or deliver any money or thing of value in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of a claim or cause of action described in subsection (a); or
(3) receive, take, or accept any money or thing of value in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of a claim or cause of action described in subsection (a).
(c) It is unlawful to commence or cause to be commenced, either as litigant or attorney, in any court of Indiana, any proceeding or action seeking to enforce or recover upon a contract or instrument described in subsection (a), knowing it to be void, whether the contract or instrument was executed within or outside Indiana.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) the payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any:
(A) causes of action that are not abolished or barred by this chapter; or
(B) contracts or instruments executed before June 10, 1935; or
(2) the bona fide holder in due course of any negotiable instrument executed after June 10, 1935.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-4-7.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 2. Certain Domestic Relations Actions › 34-12-2-8. Violations

Sec. 8. A person who knowingly violates section 3, 4, 5, or 7 of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-4-8.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.348.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 3. Legal Actions Involving Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers, Trade Associations, and Sellers › 34-12-3-0.1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 0.1. This chapter applies to actions filed before, after, or on April 18, 2001.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.548. Amended by P.L.106-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 3. Legal Actions Involving Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers, Trade Associations, and Sellers › 34-12-3-1. "Firearm"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "firearm" means any weapon:
(1) that is:
(A) capable of expelling; or
(B) designed to expel; or
(2) that may readily be converted to expel;
a projectile by means of an explosion.
As added by P.L.19-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.106-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 3. Legal Actions Involving Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers, Trade Associations, and Sellers › 34-12-3-2. "Person"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" means a human being, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or governmental entity.
As added by P.L.19-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.63; P.L.106-2015, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 3. Legal Actions Involving Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers, Trade Associations, and Sellers › 34-12-3-3. Prohibited Actions

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 5(1) or 5(2) of this chapter, a person may not bring or maintain an action against a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or seller for:
(1) recovery of damages resulting from, or injunctive relief or abatement of a nuisance relating to, the lawful:
(A) design;
(B) manufacture;
(C) marketing; or
(D) sale;
of a firearm or ammunition for a firearm; or
(2) recovery of damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm or ammunition for a firearm by a third party.
As added by P.L.19-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.80-2004, SEC.3; P.L.106-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 3. Legal Actions Involving Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers, Trade Associations, and Sellers › 34-12-3-4. Fees and Costs Awarded for Groundless Actions

Sec. 4. (a) If a court finds that a party has brought an action under a theory of recovery described in section 3(1) or 3(2) of this chapter, the finding constitutes conclusive evidence that the action is groundless. If a court makes a finding under this section, the court shall dismiss the claims or action and award to the defendant any reasonable attorney's fee and costs incurred in defending the claims or action.
(b) If:
(1) a party has brought an action under a theory of recovery described in section 3(1) or 3(2) of this chapter;
(2) the action commenced on or before August 27, 1999; and
(3) the action is dismissed;
no award for attorney's fees or costs incurred shall issue to the plaintiff or the defendant.
As added by P.L.19-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.106-2015, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 3. Legal Actions Involving Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers, Trade Associations, and Sellers › 34-12-3-5. Allowable Actions

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 5. Prohibited Class Actions Based on Contract Arising From Covid-19 › 34-12-5-1. Applies Only to Certain Contract Claims

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to an action based on a contract, implied contract, quasi-contract, or unjust enrichment claim.
As added by P.L.166-2021, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 5. Prohibited Class Actions Based on Contract Arising From Covid-19 › 34-12-5-2. Application Generally

Sec. 2. (a) This chapter applies to a claim arising from COVID-19 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:
(1) after February 29, 2020; and
(2) before April 1, 2022.
(b) This chapter does not:
(1) create a cause of action;
(2) eliminate a required element of any existing cause of action;
(3) affect a worker's compensation claim under IC 22-3; or
(4) except as otherwise provided in this chapter, amend, repeal, alter, or affect any immunity, defense, limitation of liability, or procedure available or required under law or contract.
As added by P.L.166-2021, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 5. Prohibited Class Actions Based on Contract Arising From Covid-19 › 34-12-5-3. "Arising From Covid-19"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "arising from COVID-19" has the meaning set forth in IC 34-6-2-10.4.
As added by P.L.166-2021, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 5. Prohibited Class Actions Based on Contract Arising From Covid-19 › 34-12-5-4. "Claimant"

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 5. Prohibited Class Actions Based on Contract Arising From Covid-19 › 34-12-5-5. "Covered Entity"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "covered entity" means:
(1) a governmental entity (as defined by IC 34-6-2-49), including a political subdivision (as defined in IC 34-6-2-110); and
(2) an approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined by IC 21-7-13-6).
As added by P.L.166-2021, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 5. Prohibited Class Actions Based on Contract Arising From Covid-19 › 34-12-5-6. "Covid-19"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "COVID-19" has the meaning set forth in IC 34-6-2-31.4.
As added by P.L.166-2021, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 12. Prohibited Causes of Action › Chapter 5. Prohibited Class Actions Based on Contract Arising From Covid-19 › 34-12-5-7. Class Actions Prohibited

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 13. Causes of Action: Claims Against the Government › Chapter 1. Contract Claims Against the State › 34-13-1-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. (a) The amendments made to IC 34-4-16-6 (before its repeal, now codified at section 6 of this chapter) by P.L.149-1988 apply to the accrual of interest after June 30, 1988, on any part of a judgment that is unpaid after June 30, 1988, even if the judgment was rendered before July 1, 1988.
(b) The amendments made to IC 34-4-16-6 (before its repeal, now codified at section 6 of this chapter) by P.L.208-1993 apply to the accrual of interest after December 31, 1993, on any part of a judgment that is unpaid after December 31, 1993, even if the judgment was rendered before January 1, 1994.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.549.