Opinion ID: 2762359
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Heading: Constitutionality of a Statute

Text: 3 Ind. Code § 7.1-5-1-3 (effective 2012). 4 Ind. Code § 35-45-1-3 (effective 2012). 5 This diagnosis was substantiated with relevant medical records. 6 We summarily affirm the Court of Appeals on this issue. See Ind. Appellate Rule 58(A)(2). 3 A constitutional challenge to a statute is reviewed de novo. Lock v. State, 971 N.E.2d 71, 74 (Ind. 2012). However, “[a] challenge to the validity of a statute must overcome a presumption that the statute is constitutional.” Brown v. State, 868 N.E.2d 464, 467 (Ind. 2007) (citing State v. Lombardo, 738 N.E.2d 653, 655 (Ind. 2000)). It is the burden of the party challenging the statute to prove otherwise. Brown, 868 N.E.2d at 467 (citing Brady v. State, 575 N.E.2d 981, 984 (Ind. 1991)).