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2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Health Care Provider Peer Review Committees › 34-30-15-16. Immunity; Disclosure of Information to Peer Review Committee

Sec. 16. Notwithstanding any other law, a peer review committee, an organization, or any other person who, in good faith and as a witness or in some other capacity, furnishes records, information, or assistance to a peer review committee that is engaged in:
(1) the evaluation of the qualifications, competence, or professional conduct of a professional health care provider; or
(2) the evaluation of patient care;
is immune from any civil action arising from the furnishing of the records, information, or assistance, unless the person knowingly furnishes false records or information.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-3(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Health Care Provider Peer Review Committees › 34-30-15-17. Immunity; Good Faith Determinations Regarding Evaluation of Patient Care

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 34-6-2-44.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-3(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Health Care Provider Peer Review Committees › 34-30-15-18. Injunctive Relief Unavailable

Sec. 18. No restraining order or injunction shall be issued against a peer review committee or any of the personnel thereof to interfere with the proper functions of the committee acting in good faith in regard to evaluation of patient care as that term is defined and limited in IC 34-6-2-44.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-3(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Health Care Provider Peer Review Committees › 34-30-15-19. Immunity; Compliance With Federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act

Sec. 19. If the action of the peer review committee meets the standards specified by this chapter and the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. 11101 et seq., the following persons are not liable for damages under any federal, state, or local law with respect to the action:
(1) The peer review committee.
(2) Any person acting as a member or staff to the peer review committee.
(3) Any person under a contract or other formal agreement with the peer review committee.
(4) Any person who participates with or assists the peer review committee with respect to the action.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-3(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Health Care Provider Peer Review Committees › 34-30-15-20. Immunity; Inapplicable to Civil Rights Laws

Sec. 20. Section 19 of this chapter does not apply to damages under any federal or state law relating to the civil rights of a person including:
(1) the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, et seq.; and
(2) the federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1981, et seq.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-3(f).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Health Care Provider Peer Review Committees › 34-30-15-21. Use of Information for Internal Business Purposes

Sec. 21. (a) Notwithstanding sections 1 through 14 of this chapter:
(1) a professional health care provider;
(2) a peer review committee; and
(3) the governing board of:
(A) a hospital;
(B) a preferred provider organization (including a preferred provider arrangement or reimbursement agreement under IC 27-8-11);
(C) a health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19) or a limited service health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-34-4); or
(D) a professional health care organization;
may use information obtained by peer review committees for legitimate internal business purposes.
(b) Legitimate internal business uses of information obtained by a peer review committee include the following:
(1) Quality review and assessment.
(2) Utilization review and management.
(3) Risk management and incident reporting.
(4) Safety, prevention, and correction.
(5) Reduction of morbidity and mortality.
(6) Scientific, statistical, and educational purposes.
(7) Legal defense.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Health Care Provider Peer Review Committees › 34-30-15-22. Discovery of Financial Incentives Offered Provider

Sec. 22. Evidence of any financial incentive offered to or withheld from:
(1) a private psychiatric hospital licensed under IC 12-25; or
(2) a preferred provider organization (including a preferred provider arrangement or reimbursement agreement under IC 27-8-11);
is subject to discovery under Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure unless specifically protected by statute.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Health Care Provider Peer Review Committees › 34-30-15-23. Good Faith Presumed; Malice Must Be Proven

Sec. 23. In all actions to which this chapter applies, good faith shall be presumed, and malice shall be required to be proven by the person aggrieved.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-1(f) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15.5. Health Care: Wellness Programs for Physicians › 34-30-15.5-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following:
(1) Any board, committee, commission, group, organization, or other entity that acts as a physician wellness program.
(2) Any member, consultant, participant, or expert witness that comprises or participates in a physician wellness program.
(3) Any person who provides or furnishes records or information to a physician wellness program in compliance with applicable state and federal laws concerning patient confidentiality.
As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15.5. Health Care: Wellness Programs for Physicians › 34-30-15.5-2. "Licensed Physician"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "licensed physician" means:
(1) an individual who holds an unlimited license to practice medicine in Indiana under IC 25-22.5;
(2) a physician with a restricted license; or
(3) any:
(A) student in training in a medical school approved by the medical licensing board; or
(B) intern or resident who performs duties in a hospital under the supervision of the hospital's staff or in a program approved by the medical school.
As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15.5. Health Care: Wellness Programs for Physicians › 34-30-15.5-3. "Wellness Program"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "wellness program" means any board, committee, commission, group, organization, or other entity that provides services by licensed health care providers and physician peer coaches for the purpose of evaluating or addressing issues concerning the wellness of licensed physicians and career fatigue in licensed physicians. The term does not include an impaired physician committee or an employee assistance program (EAP).
As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15.5. Health Care: Wellness Programs for Physicians › 34-30-15.5-4. Confidentiality; Exceptions

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (f), all verbal communication belonging to or performed as part of a wellness program are confidential and privileged and may not be used in any administrative or judicial proceeding.
(b) Subject to subsection (f), all minutes, records, reports, written expert opinions, written communications, and other comparable memoranda created or prepared by a wellness program are confidential and privileged and may not be used in any administrative or judicial proceeding.
(c) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, neither the personnel of a wellness program nor any participant in a wellness program may reveal the content of any wellness program:
(1) communication;
(2) record; or
(3) determination;
to any person or entity outside of the wellness program.
(d) Subject to subsection (f), a person who comprises, attends, or otherwise participates in a wellness program must invoke the confidentiality and privilege provisions described in this section during all administrative and judicial proceedings.
(e) The production, disclosure, or discovery of any confidential or privileged information belonging to a wellness program is:
(1) subject to IC 16-39-3; and
(2) protected by the privilege and confidentiality provisions established under this chapter.
(f) A court of competent jurisdiction may order the release of confidential or privileged information belonging to a wellness program only after conducting a hearing and the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(1) other reasonable methods of obtaining the information are not available or would not be effective; and
(2) the need for disclosure outweighs the potential harm to the patient. In weighing the potential harm to the patient, the court shall consider the impact of disclosure on the provider-patient privilege and the patient's rehabilitative process.
A court mandating the discovery of confidential or privileged information under this subsection must do so via written court order.
(g) Information that is otherwise discoverable or admissible from original sources outside of the wellness group is not confidential, privileged, or otherwise immune from discovery or use in any administrative or judicial proceeding merely because it was presented or used during a wellness group proceeding.
As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15.5. Health Care: Wellness Programs for Physicians › 34-30-15.5-5. Sharing Information; Reporting

Sec. 5. (a) The exchange of privileged or confidential information between or among one (1) or more wellness programs does not constitute a waiver of any confidentiality or privilege provision established in section 4 of this chapter.
(b) The referral of a licensed physician from a wellness program to an impaired physician committee shall not require the reporting of the licensed physician to the medical licensing board under section 8 of this chapter and does not violate any privilege or confidentiality established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15.5. Health Care: Wellness Programs for Physicians › 34-30-15.5-6. Discovery; Protection

Sec. 6. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to:
(1) make confidential, privilege, or otherwise preclude the production or discovery of information or records to any person entitled to the applicable information or records under applicable state or federal law; or
(2) abrogate, limit, or restrict any other privacy protection applicable to the information or records at issue under applicable state or federal law.
As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15.5. Health Care: Wellness Programs for Physicians › 34-30-15.5-7. Immunity

Sec. 7. (a) A:
(1) wellness program;
(2) director, volunteer, or employee of a wellness program; and
(3) physician peer coach or licensed health care provider who evaluates or addresses issues relating to the wellness of a physician as part of a wellness program;
may not be named as a party in a civil action with respect to an official act taken in good faith and in furtherance of the work of the wellness program.
(b) A person acting without malice who gives information to a person described in subsection (a) relating to the treatment or evaluation of a licensed physician by a wellness program may not be named as a party in a civil action with respect to the provision of information.
As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15.5. Health Care: Wellness Programs for Physicians › 34-30-15.5-8. Reporting; Exceptions

Sec. 8. (a) No member, consultant, or participant who participates in a wellness program shall be required to report a licensed physician to the medical licensing board for any act, omission, statement, discovery, or disclosure subject to a wellness program's consideration or review unless one (1) or more of the following circumstances exist:
(1) The licensed physician is not competent to continue practice.
(2) The licensed physician presents a danger to:
(A) himself or herself; or
(B) the health and welfare of:
(i) the licensed physician's patients; or
(ii) the general public.
(b) The referral of a licensed physician from a wellness program to an impaired physician committee shall not require the reporting of the licensed physician to the medical licensing board and does not violate any privilege or confidentiality established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 15.5. Health Care: Wellness Programs for Physicians › 34-30-15.5-9. Injunction Prohibited

Sec. 9. Notwithstanding any other law or provision, no restraining order or injunction may be issued for the purpose of precluding a wellness program from operating in good faith with respect to the issues of licensed physician career fatigue and licensed physician wellness.
As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 16. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Mental Health Service Providers › 34-30-16-1. Immunity From Civil Liability; Violent Behavior of Patient

Sec. 1. A mental health service provider is immune from civil liability to persons other than the patient for failing to:
(1) predict; or
(2) warn or take precautions to protect from;
a patient's violent behavior unless the patient has communicated to the provider of mental health services an actual threat of physical violence or other means of harm against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims, or evidences conduct or makes statements indicating an imminent danger that the patient will use physical violence or use other means to cause serious personal injury or death to others.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.4-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 16. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Mental Health Service Providers › 34-30-16-2. Duty to Warn or to Take Reasonable Precautions; Discharge

Sec. 2. The duty to warn of or to take reasonable precautions to provide protection from violent behavior or other serious harm arises only under the limited circumstances specified in section 1 of this chapter. The duty is discharged by a mental health service provider who takes one (1) or more of the following actions:
(1) Makes reasonable attempts to communicate the threat to the victim or victims.
(2) Makes reasonable efforts to notify a police department or other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the patient's or victim's place of residence.
(3) Seeks civil commitment of the patient under IC 12-26.
(4) Takes steps reasonably available to the provider to prevent the patient from using physical violence or other means of harm to others until the appropriate law enforcement agency can be summoned and takes custody of the patient.
(5) Reports the threat of physical violence or other means of harm, within a reasonable period of time after receiving knowledge of the threat, to a physician or psychologist who is designated by the employer of a mental health service provider as an individual who has the responsibility to warn under this chapter.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.4-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 16. Health Care: Privileged Communications of Mental Health Service Providers › 34-30-16-3. Patient Privacy and Confidentiality; Immunity From Liability

Sec. 3. A mental health service provider who discloses information that must be disclosed to comply with sections 1 through 2 of this chapter is immune from civil and criminal liability under Indiana statutes that protect patient privacy and confidentiality.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.4-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 17. Insurance: Immunity for Acts or Omissions in Making Insurance Inspections › 34-30-17-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all insurers, including farm mutual insurance companies operating under IC 27-5.1.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.7-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.129-2003, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 17. Insurance: Immunity for Acts or Omissions in Making Insurance Inspections › 34-30-17-2. Exemption From Civil Liability

Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, an act or omission in the making of an inspection in connection with the issuance or renewal of a policy of casualty or fire and marine insurance does not subject an insurer or its:
(1) agents;
(2) employees; or
(3) service contractors;
to civil liability for any injury, death, or loss.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.7-2(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 17. Insurance: Immunity for Acts or Omissions in Making Insurance Inspections › 34-30-17-3. Exemption From Civil Liability; Exceptions

Sec. 3. The exemption from civil liability in section 2 of this chapter does not apply to:
(1) any injury, loss, or death that:
(A) occurs during an inspection; and
(B) is proximately caused by the negligence of the insurer or its agent, employee, or service contractor;
(2) an inspection that is required under a written service contract; or
(3) any injury, loss, or death proximately caused by an act or omission that constitutes:
(A) a criminal offense;
(B) gross negligence; or
(C) willful or wanton misconduct.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.7-2(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 18. Sports: Immunity of Persons Involved in the Special Olympics › 34-30-18-1. Negligent Operation of Motor Vehicle; Vicarious Civil Liability

Sec. 1. (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 affect the vicarious civil liability of the entity that the individual serves.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-11.6-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 18. Sports: Immunity of Persons Involved in the Special Olympics › 34-30-18-2. Liability of Volunteers

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 18. Sports: Immunity of Persons Involved in the Special Olympics › 34-30-18-3. Liability of Contributors

Sec. 3. A person who contributes only money to the Special Olympics is not liable for civil damages as a consequence of a negligent act or omission of an individual described in section 2 of this chapter solely because of that contribution.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-11.6-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 19. Sports: Immunity of Certain Persons Involved in Sports or Leisure Activities › 34-30-19-0.2. Application of Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 34-4-11.8 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.310-1987 does not apply to causes of action accruing before June 1, 1987.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.568.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 19. Sports: Immunity of Certain Persons Involved in Sports or Leisure Activities › 34-30-19-1. Intentional, Wanton, or Reckless Behavior

Sec. 1. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability to a person who engaged in intentional, willful, wanton, or reckless behavior.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-11.8-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 19. Sports: Immunity of Certain Persons Involved in Sports or Leisure Activities › 34-30-19-2. Negligent Operation of Motor Vehicle; Licensed Individuals; Vicarious Civil Liability

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 19. Sports: Immunity of Certain Persons Involved in Sports or Leisure Activities › 34-30-19-3. Liability of Volunteers

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 19. Sports: Immunity of Certain Persons Involved in Sports or Leisure Activities › 34-30-19-4. Liability of Governmental Entities, Employees, and Agents

Sec. 4. A governmental entity and the employees and agents of a governmental entity are not liable for civil damages that are proximately caused by:
(1) the negligent selection, training, or supervision of a volunteer providing personal services in the course of a sports or leisure activity; or
(2) a negligent act or omission in the personal services provided by:
(A) the volunteer; or
(B) 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: 34-4-11.8-7(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 19.5. Immunity of Owner of Property Adjacent to Lake Michigan › 34-30-19.5-1. "Owner"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "owner" means a person that:
(1) has a fee interest in;
(2) is a tenant, lessee, or occupant of; or
(3) is otherwise legally in control of;
a private property that is adjacent to Lake Michigan.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 19.5. Immunity of Owner of Property Adjacent to Lake Michigan › 34-30-19.5-2. "Private Property"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "private property" means a property whose owner is a person other than the state of Indiana.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 19.5. Immunity of Owner of Property Adjacent to Lake Michigan › 34-30-19.5-3. Exemption From Civil Liability

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 20. Immunity for Use of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Other Than the Owner › 34-30-20-1. Owner Immunity for Misuse of a Firearm by a Person Who Acquires the Firearm by Criminal Act

Sec. 1. A person is immune from civil liability based on an act or omission related to the use of a firearm or ammunition for a firearm by another person if the other person directly or indirectly obtained the firearm or ammunition for a firearm through the commission of the following:
(1) Burglary (IC 35-43-2-1).
(2) Robbery (IC 35-42-5-1).
(3) Theft (IC 35-43-4-2).
(4) Receiving stolen property (IC 35-43-4-2) (before its amendment on July 1, 2018).
(5) Criminal conversion (IC 35-43-4-3).
As added by P.L.80-2004, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.176-2018, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 20. Immunity for Use of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Other Than the Owner › 34-30-20-2. Severability

Sec. 2. The provisions of this chapter are severable. If this chapter or any part of this chapter is found to violate the United States Constitution or the Constitution of the State of Indiana, or is held invalid for any other reason, the validity of the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected.
As added by P.L.80-2004, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 21. Military Bases: Immunity for Noise Pollution and Telecommunications Interference › 34-30-21-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability to a person who commits an act that:
(1) amounts to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct; or
(2) does not comply with an applicable federal law.
As added by P.L.5-2005, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 21. Military Bases: Immunity for Noise Pollution and Telecommunications Interference › 34-30-21-2. Noise Pollution Immunity

Sec. 2. A military base, a person employed by a military base, or a person otherwise authorized by a military base to conduct operations on or use the military base is not liable for civil damages relating to noise or noise pollution that:
(1) results from the normal operation or use of the military base, including the destruction of ordnance; and
(2) may be heard within two (2) miles of the perimeter of the military base.
As added by P.L.5-2005, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 21. Military Bases: Immunity for Noise Pollution and Telecommunications Interference › 34-30-21-3. Telecommunications Interference Immunity

Sec. 3. A military base, a person employed by a military base, or a person otherwise authorized by a military base to conduct operations on or use the military base is not liable for civil damages relating to interference with telecommunications that:
(1) results from the normal operation or use of the military base; and
(2) occurs within five (5) miles of the perimeter of the military base.
As added by P.L.5-2005, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 22. Events: Immunity of Advertiser or Sponsor › 34-30-22-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability to the following:
(1) A person who engages in intentional, willful, wanton, or reckless behavior.
(2) A person who contractually assumes civil liability in connection with an event.
(3) A person who fails to exercise reasonable care in connection with the direction or control of an event.
(4) A person who provides defective materials or products or fails to exercise reasonable care in providing materials or products.
As added by P.L.116-2005, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 22. Events: Immunity of Advertiser or Sponsor › 34-30-22-2. Immunity of Advertiser or Sponsor

Sec. 2. An advertiser or sponsor of an event is immune from civil liability for the acts or omissions of:
(1) the advertiser or sponsor; and
(2) any other person;
in connection with the event.
As added by P.L.116-2005, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 22. Events: Immunity of Advertiser or Sponsor › 34-30-22-3. Advertiser or Sponsor Not Vicariously Liable for Acts of Nonadvertiser or Nonsponsor

Sec. 3. An advertiser or sponsor of an event may not be considered to be:
(1) part of a joint venture;
(2) the principal of an agent; or
(3) the employer of an employee;
with regard to a person participating in the event in a capacity other than that of an advertiser or sponsor.
As added by P.L.116-2005, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 23. Liability Connected With Consumption of Food and Beverages › 34-30-23-0.1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The addition of this chapter by P.L.77-2006 does not apply to a cause of action that accrues before July 1, 2006.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.569.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 23. Liability Connected With Consumption of Food and Beverages › 34-30-23-1. Exemption From Civil Liability

Sec. 1. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability with respect to a claim alleging that:
(1) an adulteration or misbranding of food or a beverage proximately caused the claimed injury, if the adulteration or misbranding relates to a labeling or purity requirement under state or federal law; or
(2) a knowing and willful violation of federal or state law applicable to the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, labeling, or sale of food or a beverage proximately caused the claimed injury, unless the alleged injury is unrelated to a pregnancy and arises from:
(A) weight gain;
(B) obesity;
(C) a health condition associated with weight gain or obesity; or
(D) a generally known condition allegedly:
(i) caused by; or
(ii) likely to result from;
the long term consumption of food or beverages.
As added by P.L.77-2006, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 23. Liability Connected With Consumption of Food and Beverages › 34-30-23-2. Applicability

Sec. 2. Section 3 of this chapter applies to the following:
(1) A food or beverage manufacturer.
(2) A food or beverage distributor.
(3) A food or beverage carrier.
(4) A person who stores food or beverages.
(5) A food or beverage seller.
(6) A food or beverage marketer.
(7) A food or beverage advertiser or the advertising medium.
(8) A person who prepares food or beverages.
(9) A group or association containing more than one (1) of the persons referred to in subdivisions (1) through (8).
As added by P.L.77-2006, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 23. Liability Connected With Consumption of Food and Beverages › 34-30-23-3. Immunity From Civil Liability Arising From a Claim Concerning the Long Term Consumption of Food or Beverages

Sec. 3. This section does not apply to weight gain associated with pregnancy. A person or group or association of persons referred to in section 2 of this chapter is immune from civil liability arising from a claim concerning:
(1) weight gain;
(2) obesity;
(3) a health condition associated with weight gain or obesity; or
(4) a generally known condition:
(A) allegedly caused by; or
(B) allegedly likely to result from;
the long term consumption of food or beverages.
As added by P.L.77-2006, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 24. Immunity for Misuse of E85 Motor Fuel › 34-30-24-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "E85" has the meaning set forth in IC 6-6-1.1-103.
(b) As used in this chapter, "flexible fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is equipped to operate when fueled entirely by E85.
(c) As used in this chapter, "qualified person or entity" means any person or entity that sells, supplies, distributes, manufactures, or refines E85.
As added by P.L.122-2006, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 24. Immunity for Misuse of E85 Motor Fuel › 34-30-24-2. Civil Immunity

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a qualified person or entity is immune from civil liability for personal injury or property damage resulting from a person fueling any vehicle with E85 that is not a flexible fuel vehicle.
(b) This section does not apply:
(1) to a qualified person or entity that fails to display all E85 warning signs required by federal or state law; or
(2) if a person's injury or property damage is a direct result of the gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the qualified person or entity.
As added by P.L.122-2006, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 25. Immunity for Youth Shelters › 34-30-25-1. "Necessary Services" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "necessary services" means the following:
(1) Engaging in outreach services to locate and assist runaway or homeless youths.
(2) Providing food and access to overnight shelter to a runaway or homeless youth.
(3) Counseling a runaway or homeless youth to address immediate psychological or emotional problems.
(4) Screening a runaway or homeless youth for basic health needs and referring a runaway or homeless youth to public and private agencies for health care.
(5) Providing long term planning, placement, and follow-up services to a runaway or homeless youth.
(6) Referring a runaway or homeless youth to any other assistance or services offered by public and private agencies.
As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 25. Immunity for Youth Shelters › 34-30-25-2. "Runaway or Homeless Youth" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "runaway or homeless youth" means an individual who:
(1) is:
(A) at least twelve (12) years of age; and
(B) less than eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) is unemancipated;
(3) is mentally competent; and
(4) lives in a situation described in:
(A) 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(B)(ii); or
(B) 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(B)(iii);
with or without the consent or knowledge of the individual's parent, guardian, or custodian.
As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 25. Immunity for Youth Shelters › 34-30-25-3. "Youth Shelter" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "youth shelter" means an entity that:
(1) is not operated for profit; and
(2) provides, at a minimum, necessary services to runaway or homeless youths.
As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 25. Immunity for Youth Shelters › 34-30-25-4. Immunity From Civil Liability for Youth Shelter Personnel

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a youth shelter and the director, employees, agents, and volunteers of a youth shelter are immune from civil liability resulting from any act or omission related to:
(1) admitting a runaway or homeless youth to;
(2) caring for a runaway or homeless youth at; or
(3) releasing a runaway or homeless youth from;
the youth shelter.
As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 25. Immunity for Youth Shelters › 34-30-25-5. Civil Liability for Gross Negligence or Willful and Wanton Misconduct

Sec. 5. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability to a person who commits an act that amounts to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 26. Real Property Suspected to Be Vacant or Abandoned › 34-30-26-1. "Creditor"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "creditor" means a person:
(1) that regularly engages in Indiana in the extension of mortgages that are subject to a credit service charge or loan finance charge, as applicable, or are payable by written agreement in more than four (4) installments (not including a down payment); and
(2) to whom the obligation arising from a mortgage is initially payable, either on the face of the note or contract, or by agreement if there is not a note or contract.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) A mortgage servicer.
(2) An agent of a creditor.
As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 26. Real Property Suspected to Be Vacant or Abandoned › 34-30-26-2. "Enforcement Authority"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "enforcement authority" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-9-2.
As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 26. Real Property Suspected to Be Vacant or Abandoned › 34-30-26-3. "Owner"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "owner", with respect to real property, has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-36-4.
As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 26. Real Property Suspected to Be Vacant or Abandoned › 34-30-26-4. "Vacant or Abandoned" Real Property

Sec. 4. For purposes of this chapter, real property is "vacant or abandoned" if it qualifies, or would potentially qualify, as either:
(1) a vacant structure under IC 36-7-36-6; or
(2) an abandoned structure under IC 36-7-36-1.
As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 26. Real Property Suspected to Be Vacant or Abandoned › 34-30-26-5. Limited Authorization to Enter Suspected Vacant or Abandoned Real Property; Limited Immunity

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a person who is not the owner of real property or who is a creditor, and who suspects that the property may be vacant or abandoned, may enter upon the premises of the real property to do the following:
(1) Without entering any structure located on the real property, visually inspect the real property to determine whether the real property may be vacant or abandoned.
(2) Perform any of the following actions:
(A) Secure the real property.
(B) Remove trash or debris from the grounds of the real property.
(C) Landscape, maintain, or mow the grounds of the real property.
(D) Remove or paint over graffiti on the real property.
(b) A person who:
(1) enters upon the premises of real property to visually inspect the property, as permitted under subsection (a)(1); and
(2) after inspecting the real property, determines that the real property may be vacant or abandoned;
may notify the appropriate enforcement authority of the suspected vacant or abandoned status of the property and request that the enforcement authority inspect the property to determine whether the property is in fact vacant or abandoned.
(c) A person that enters upon the premises of real property as permitted under this section:
(1) is immune from civil liability for an act or omission related to the entry or to any action described in subsection (a)(2), unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful, wanton, or intentional misconduct; and
(2) shall be held harmless from and against all claims of civil or criminal trespass.
(d) In the case of real property that is subject to a mortgage, the creditor in the mortgage transaction may not enter upon the premises of the real property under subsection (a) if entry is barred by an automatic stay issued by a bankruptcy court.
As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.203-2013, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 26. Real Property Suspected to Be Vacant or Abandoned › 34-30-26-6. Tax Sale Certificate Holders and Applicants for Tax Deeds Not Considered Owners

Sec. 6. For purposes of this chapter, a tax sale certificate holder or an applicant for a tax deed who performs an act described in section 5 of this chapter with respect to the real property for which the person holds the tax sale certificate or has applied for the tax deed, is not considered to be the owner of that real property if:
(1) the only connection the person has to the property is the tax sale certificate or the fact that the person has applied for a tax deed; and
(2) the only consideration the person receives for the act is the possibility of receiving a tax deed to the property in the future.
As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 26. Real Property Suspected to Be Vacant or Abandoned › 34-30-26-7. Visual Inspection by Potential Purchaser or Lender; Immunity

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to real property for which the executive of a city, town, or county or an enforcement authority (as defined by IC 36-7-9-2) has obtained a determination of abandonment under IC 36-7-37 or IC 36-7-9.
(b) A city, town, or county may provide a potential purchaser or a potential lender to a person who may want to purchase the real property an opportunity to visually inspect the real property, if accompanied by the appropriate enforcement authority. The appropriate enforcement authority may accompany the person in inspecting the real property and may enter upon the real property, including any structure located on the real property, to visually inspect the real property to determine whether the real property may be desirable. For purposes of a visual inspection under this section, a potential purchaser or a potential lender may not:
(1) request a utility provider or the city, town, or county to connect or turn on utilities to the real property; or
(2) physically disturb or alter the real property.
(c) An enforcement authority or a person that enters upon the premises of real property as permitted under this section:
(1) is immune from civil liability for an act or omission related to the entry, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful, wanton, or intentional misconduct; and
(2) shall be held harmless from and against all claims of civil or criminal trespass.
As added by P.L.66-2014, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.247-2015, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 27. Volunteer Professional Services of a Registered Architect, Land Surveyor, or Professional Engineer Related to a Declared Emergency › 34-30-27-1. Immunity, Emergency Volunteer Professional Services

Sec. 1. An architect registered under IC 25-4-1, a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5, or a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1 who, after May 31, 2013, voluntarily, without compensation (other than expense reimbursement), provides architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, or professional services:
(1) related to a declared national, state, or local emergency caused by an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, fire, explosion, gale, severe storm, flood, or collapse; and
(2) at the request of or with the approval of a federal or state official with executive responsibility in the jurisdiction to coordinate:
(A) law enforcement;
(B) public safety; or
(C) building inspection;
believed by the registered architect, professional surveyor, or professional engineer to be acting in an official capacity;
is not liable for any personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, or other loss of any nature related to the registered architect's, professional surveyor's, or professional engineer's acts, errors, or omissions in the performance of the services.
As added by P.L.96-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2014, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 27. Volunteer Professional Services of a Registered Architect, Land Surveyor, or Professional Engineer Related to a Declared Emergency › 34-30-27-2. Immunity, Time Limitation

Sec. 2. The immunity provided in this chapter applies only to voluntary architectural, surveying, or engineering services provided during the emergency, or not more than thirty (30) days after the end of the period for the emergency, described in section 1 of this chapter, unless extended by an executive order issued by the governor under the governor's emergency executive powers.
As added by P.L.96-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 27. Volunteer Professional Services of a Registered Architect, Land Surveyor, or Professional Engineer Related to a Declared Emergency › 34-30-27-3. Immunity, Intentional Misconduct Precluded

Sec. 3. This chapter does not provide immunity for wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct.
As added by P.L.96-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure › Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability › Chapter 28. Immunity for Schools, School Employees, and School Boards Concerning Student Health › 34-30-28-1. Immunity for Nondisclosed Student Mental Health Issue

Sec. 1. A school, school employee, or school board is not liable for civil damages as a result of:
(1) an injury to a child or family members of the child if the injury is a result of a student's mental health issue that has not been disclosed to the school by the parents or guardian; or
(2) any referrals the school made or services the school offered concerning evaluations or treatment of the student's health, including mental health.
As added by P.L.41-2014, SEC.9.