Indiana Code — 34
Browse 1,512 sections in division 34 of the Indiana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 34-6-1-1. Applicability of definitions
- § 34-7-1-1. Purpose
- § 34-7-1-2. Applicability
- § 34-7-1-3. Effect on actions before July 1, 1998
- § 34-7-1-4. Statutory construction
- § 34-7-1-5. Reference to repealed statutes
- § 34-7-1-6. Citation references
- § 34-7-1-7. Rules references
- § 34-7-1-8. Citations to prior civil law and procedure
- § 34-7-1-9. Medical malpractice provisions
- § 34-7-2-1. Rights of Wabash and Erie Canal lands owners
- § 34-7-3-1. Liberal construction
- § 34-7-4-1. Causes of action and procedures not exhaustive
- § 34-7-4-2. Statutes outside IC 34 providing causes of action or procedures
- § 34-7-5-1. Method of computation
- § 34-7-6-1. Emergency extension of time; applicability
- § 34-7-6-2. Authority to declare emergency
- § 34-7-6-3. Computation of time
- § 34-7-6-4. Supreme court granting relief
- § 34-7-6-5. Supreme court regulating procedures
- § 34-7-7-1. Applicability of chapter
- § 34-7-7-2. "Act in furtherance of a person's right of petition or free speech under the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Indiana in connection with a public issue" defined
- § 34-7-7-3. "Claim" defined
- § 34-7-7-4. "Person" defined
- § 34-7-7-5. Conditions under which rights of petition or free speech may be used as defense
- § 34-7-7-6. Discovery; stay pending motion to dismiss
- § 34-7-7-7. Costs and attorney's fees; defendant successful in motion to dismiss
- § 34-7-7-8. Costs and attorney's fees; defendant unsuccessful in motion to dismiss
- § 34-7-7-9. Motion to dismiss; procedures and determination
- § 34-7-7-10. Remedy in addition to other remedies provided by law
- § 34-7-8-1. Application
- § 34-7-8-2. Emergency orders do not create a new cause of action
- § 34-8-1-1. Purpose of chapter
- § 34-8-1-2. Statutes in force and effect as provided in chapter
- § 34-8-1-3. Power of supreme court to adopt, amend, and rescind procedural rules
- § 34-8-1-4. Other courts; power to establish rules
- § 34-8-2-1. Supreme court; power to adopt, amend, and rescind procedural rules reaffirmed
- § 34-8-2-2. Adoption and incorporation of rules of trial procedure
- § 34-9-1-1. Actions by private parties, attorneys, or corporations
- § 34-9-2-1. Authority to appoint
- § 34-9-3-0.2. Application of certain amendments to prior law
- § 34-9-3-1. Continuing action after death of party
- § 34-9-3-2. Notice served on legal representatives
- § 34-9-3-3. Actions before and after defendant's death
- § 34-9-3-4. Action by decedent's representative based on personal injuries not causing death
- § 34-9-3-5. Personal injury claims; death of party pending appeal or before new trial after reversal
- § 34-10-1-1. Application for leave to prosecute or defend as an indigent person
- § 34-10-1-2. Assignment of attorney
- § 34-10-1-3. Filing of claim by an offender with three prior actions dismissed as frivolous; exception
- § 34-10-2-1. Application of chapter
- § 34-10-2-2. Annulment of order
- § 34-11-1-1. Compilation of statutes of limitation not exhaustive
- § 34-11-1-2. Cause of action arising on, before, or after September 1, 1982
- § 34-11-2-0.5. Actions upon deposit accounts; 2021 amendments not a substantive change in law
- § 34-11-2-1. Employment related actions
- § 34-11-2-2. Employment related action against the state of Indiana
- § 34-11-2-3. Professional services related actions
- § 34-11-2-4. Injury or forfeiture of penalty actions
- § 34-11-2-5. Real property recovery actions
- § 34-11-2-6. Sheriffs or public officers; actions growing out of liability incurred during official acts or omissions of duty
- § 34-11-2-7. Six year limitation
- § 34-11-2-8. Real property execution actions
- § 34-11-2-9. Promissory notes, bills of exchange, deposit accounts, or written contracts for payment of money
- § 34-11-2-10. Enforcement of child support obligations
- § 34-11-2-10.5. Employment related action by volunteer firefighter or member of volunteer emergency medical services association
- § 34-11-2-11. Written contract actions
- § 34-11-2-11.5. Recovery of certain costs
- § 34-11-2-12. Satisfaction of judgment after expiration of 20 years
- § 34-11-2-13. Foreign country judgment
- § 34-11-2-14. Land surveys
- § 34-11-2-15. Civil fertility fraud
- § 34-11-2-16. Female genital mutilation
- § 34-11-2-17. Appraisals or appraisal services
- § 34-11-2-17.1. Antidiscrimination in adoption or foster care
- § 34-11-3-1. Mutual, open, and current accounts
- § 34-11-4-1. Tolling of time while nonresident
- § 34-11-4-2. Bar of cause of action is defense
- § 34-11-4-3. Disabled persons or members of armed services
- § 34-11-5-1. Concealing cause of action
- § 34-11-6-1. Legal disabilities; accrual of action
- § 34-11-6-2. No legal disability upon reaching age 18
- § 34-11-7-1. Death of parties; survival of action
- § 34-11-8-0.2. Application of certain amendments to prior law
- § 34-11-8-1. New actions; continuation of action
- § 34-11-9-1. New or continuing contract
- § 34-11-9-2. Joint contractor, executor, or administrator liability
- § 34-11-9-3. Payment; endorsement or memorandum
- § 34-11-9-4. Joint debtor or sureties; payment
- § 34-12-1-1. Failure to abort; negligence action; damages
- § 34-12-2-1. Causes of action abolished
- § 34-12-2-2. Certain causes of action not to arise within state
- § 34-12-2-3. Filing or threatening to file abolished cause of action prohibited
- § 34-12-2-4. Identifying corespondent or participant in divorce, separate maintenance, annulment, or custody action prohibited
- § 34-12-2-5. Motion to make pleading or paper more specific
- § 34-12-2-6. Questioning intended to elicit name of third persons prohibited
- § 34-12-2-7. Compromise or settlement of abolished causes of action prohibited
- § 34-12-2-8. Violations
- § 34-12-3-0.1. Application of chapter
- § 34-12-3-1. "Firearm"
- § 34-12-3-2. "Person"
- § 34-12-3-3. Prohibited actions
- § 34-12-3-4. Fees and costs awarded for groundless actions
- § 34-12-3-5. Allowable actions
- § 34-12-5-1. Applies only to certain contract claims
- § 34-12-5-2. Application generally
- § 34-12-5-3. "Arising from COVID-19"
- § 34-12-5-4. "Claimant"
- § 34-12-5-5. "Covered entity"
- § 34-12-5-6. "COVID-19"
- § 34-12-5-7. Class actions prohibited
- § 34-13-1-0.2. Application of certain amendments to prior law
- § 34-13-1-1. Commencement of actions; limitations; trial by court
- § 34-13-1-2. Repealed
- § 34-13-1-3. Exemption from chapter
- § 34-13-1-4. Attorney general; duties
- § 34-13-1-5. Appeal to supreme court
- § 34-13-1-6. Judgments against state; interest rate; appropriation to pay judgment
- § 34-13-1-7. Counsel to assist attorney general
- § 34-13-2-1. Personal liability on contracts entered into within scope of employment
- § 34-13-2-2. Defense of state employee for claims or suits arising out of contracts
- § 34-13-2-3. Judgment or settlement as bar to action against employee; judgments for claims against employee acting within scope of employment; costs and fees
- § 34-13-3-0.1. Application of certain amendments to chapter
- § 34-13-3-0.2. Application of certain amendments to prior law
- § 34-13-3-1. Applicability of chapter
- § 34-13-3-2. Applicability of chapter
- § 34-13-3-2.3. Applicability of chapter to NCSL 2020 Legislative Summit host committee
- § 34-13-3-2.5. Applicability of chapter to certain claims or suit in tort against a postsecondary educational institution
- § 34-13-3-3. Immunity of governmental entity or employee
- § 34-13-3-4. Limitation on aggregate liability; punitive damages prohibited
- § 34-13-3-5. Actions against individual members not authorized; judgment against or settlement by governmental entity
- § 34-13-3-6. Notice to attorney general and state agency involved
- § 34-13-3-7. Administrative claim for inmate's recovery of property
- § 34-13-3-8. Claims against political subdivisions; notice requirement
- § 34-13-3-9. Incapacitated plaintiffs; notice requirement
- § 34-13-3-10. Notice requirement; form of statement
- § 34-13-3-11. Approval or denial of claim by government entity
- § 34-13-3-12. Notice requirements; service
- § 34-13-3-13. Denial of claim as prerequisite to suit
- § 34-13-3-14. Compromise or settlement of claim by governor
- § 34-13-3-15. Attorney general; powers and duties
- § 34-13-3-16. Compromise or settlement of claim by political subdivision
- § 34-13-3-17. Enforcement of judgments against governmental entities
- § 34-13-3-18. Time for payment of claim or judgment; interest rate
- § 34-13-3-19. Applicability of IC 34-13-3-18; settlement
- § 34-13-3-20. Liability insurance; prohibitions
- § 34-13-3-21. Attorney's fees; allowance to governmental entity; action for abuse of process
- § 34-13-3-22. Persons or entities considered political subdivisions
- § 34-13-3-23. Structured settlement; discharge; limits
- § 34-13-3-24. Appropriations for payment of claims and expenses
- § 34-13-3-25. Presentation of vouchers and issuance of warrants for appropriations
- § 34-13-4-1. Personal civil liability under civil rights laws of employee acting within scope of employment
- § 34-13-4-2. Defending state employee for claims or suits arising under civil rights laws
- § 34-13-4-3. Chapter as not waiving eleventh amendment
- § 34-13-4-4. Attorney's fees; allowance to governmental entity; action for abuse of process
- § 34-13-5-1. Exclusive applicability of chapter
- § 34-13-5-2. Plaintiff; class actions; right of intervention
- § 34-13-5-3. Trial procedure
- § 34-13-5-4. Change of venue
- § 34-13-5-5. Appointment of special judge
- § 34-13-5-6. Special reporter
- § 34-13-5-7. Interlocutory hearing
- § 34-13-5-8. Appeals
- § 34-13-5-9. Extensions of time; advance of trial or appeal
- § 34-13-5-10. Jurisdiction of trial court
- § 34-13-5-11. Exhaustion of administrative remedies required before bringing public lawsuit
- § 34-13-5-12. Matters to be heard in public hearing
- § 34-13-6-1. Complaint; filing; contents
- § 34-13-6-2. Pleading; motions to dismiss complaint or appeal
- § 34-13-6-3. Consolidation of appeals; separate trial
- § 34-13-6-4. Trial of appeals; scope of review; disposition
- § 34-13-6-5. Findings of court; judgment; costs; damages; assessment of benefits
- § 34-13-6-6. Change of venue or judge; rehearing; supreme court appeal; procedure
- § 34-13-6-7. Increase in damages or reduction in assessment of benefits; liability of city; costs of appeal
- § 34-13-6-8. Priority of appeal
- § 34-13-7-1. Required submissions by an offender bringing an action against public employees and governmental entities
- § 34-13-8-1. "Eligible person"
- § 34-13-8-2. "Occurrence"
- § 34-13-8-3. "Supplemental fund"
- § 34-13-8-4. Intent; compromise of claims; application
- § 34-13-8-5. Limitations on payments; formula for distribution
- § 34-13-8-6. Requirement; release of additional claims
- § 34-13-8-7. Additional payments reduced by prior payments
- § 34-13-8-8. Limitation on attorney's fees
- § 34-13-8-9. Establishment of fund
- § 34-13-8-10. Use of money in fund
- § 34-13-8-11. Payment of expenses of administration
- § 34-13-8-12. Assignment of claims to state
- § 34-13-9-0.7. Application
- § 34-13-9-1. Application
- § 34-13-9-2. Exemptions
- § 34-13-9-3. Establishment Clause
- § 34-13-9-4. "Demonstrates"
- § 34-13-9-5. "Exercise of religion"
- § 34-13-9-6. "Governmental entity"
- § 34-13-9-7. "Person"
- § 34-13-9-7.5. "Provider"
- § 34-13-9-8. Exercise of religion
- § 34-13-9-9. Violations
- § 34-13-9-10. Defense; relief; awarding of costs
- § 34-13-9-11. Private causes of action
- § 34-14-1-1. Power of court; form and effect of declaration
- § 34-14-1-2. Persons who may obtain declaratory judgment
- § 34-14-1-3. Construction of contract before or after breach
- § 34-14-1-4. Declarations regarding trusts or estates
- § 34-14-1-5. General powers not restricted by enumeration of specific powers
- § 34-14-1-6. Refusal to render declaratory judgment; discretion of court
- § 34-14-1-7. Review of judgments or decrees
- § 34-14-1-8. Further relief based on declaratory judgment; application
- § 34-14-1-9. Trial on issues of fact
- § 34-14-1-10. Award of costs
- § 34-14-1-11. Parties to action; municipalities and attorney general as parties; right of attorney general to intervene
- § 34-14-1-12. Purpose of chapter
- § 34-14-1-13. "Person" defined
- § 34-14-1-14. Severability of certain sections
- § 34-14-1-15. Construction of chapter
- § 34-14-1-16. Short title
- § 34-15-1-1. Allegation; burden of proof
- § 34-15-1-2. Truth; mitigating circumstances; evidence
- § 34-15-2-1. Abrogation of reasonable doubt standard
- § 34-15-3-1. Applicability of chapter
- § 34-15-3-2. Service of notice
- § 34-15-3-3. Retraction mitigates damages
- § 34-15-4-1. Applicability of chapter
- § 34-15-4-2. Service of notice
- § 34-15-4-3. Retraction mitigates damages
- § 34-15-5-1. Actionable charges
- § 34-16-1-1. Void instruments
- § 34-16-1-2. Debtor; civil action to recover losses; limitation
- § 34-16-1-3. Pleading
- § 34-16-1-4. Prosecuting attorney; civil action to recover losses
- § 34-16-1-5. Discovery
- § 34-17-1-1. Information; when filing allowed
- § 34-17-1-2. Annulment or vacation of certain documents
- § 34-17-1-3. Escheat or forfeiture of property to state
- § 34-17-2-1. Filing of information
- § 34-17-2-2. Annulment or vacation of certain documents; procedure
- § 34-17-2-3. Information to recover property
- § 34-17-2-4. Contest for office; single information against several persons
- § 34-17-2-5. Contents of information
- § 34-17-2-6. Usurping office; procedure
- § 34-17-2-7. Summons and answer
- § 34-17-3-1. Contest for office; judgment
- § 34-17-3-2. Judgments in favor of relator; proceedings; filling public office vacancy under IC 5-8-6
- § 34-17-3-3. Refusal of defendant to deliver books and papers; enforcement by attachment and imprisonment
- § 34-17-3-4. Damages
- § 34-17-3-5. Judgment or exclusion from office, franchise, or corporate rights; dissolution of corporation
- § 34-17-3-6. Execution or attachment against directors or officers of corporations
- § 34-17-3-7. Liability for costs
- § 34-18-1-1. Application of article
- § 34-18-1-2. Application of prior law; application of certain amendments to prior law
- § 34-18-2-1. Application of definitions
- § 34-18-2-2. Terms of art
- § 34-18-2-3. Repealed
- § 34-18-2-3.5. "Advanced emergency medical technician"
- § 34-18-2-4. "Ambulance service"
- § 34-18-2-4.5. "Anesthesiologist assistant"
- § 34-18-2-5. "Annual aggregate"
- § 34-18-2-6. "Authority"
- § 34-18-2-6.5. "Certified nurse midwife"
- § 34-18-2-7. "College", "university", and "junior college"
- § 34-18-2-8. "Commissioner"
- § 34-18-2-9. "Community health center"
- § 34-18-2-10. "Community mental health center"
- § 34-18-2-11. "Community intellectual disability center"
- § 34-18-2-12. "Emergency medical technician"
- § 34-18-2-12.1. Repealed
- § 34-18-2-12.2. Repealed
- § 34-18-2-12.5. "Final nonappealable judgment"
- § 34-18-2-13. "Health care"
- § 34-18-2-14. "Health care provider"
- § 34-18-2-15. "Health facility"
- § 34-18-2-16. "Hospital"
- § 34-18-2-17. "Insurer"
- § 34-18-2-18. "Malpractice"
- § 34-18-2-19. Repealed
- § 34-18-2-20. "Migrant health center"
- § 34-18-2-21. "Paramedic"
- § 34-18-2-22. "Patient"
- § 34-18-2-23. "Physician"
- § 34-18-2-24. "Psychiatric hospital"
- § 34-18-2-24.5. "Qualified provider"
- § 34-18-2-25. "Representative"
- § 34-18-2-26. "Risk"
- § 34-18-2-27. "Risk manager"
- § 34-18-2-28. "Tort"
- § 34-18-3-1. Application of article
- § 34-18-3-2. Qualifications; proof of financial responsibility; temporary licensees
- § 34-18-3-3. Qualifications; proof of officers, agents, and employees of health care providers; temporary licensees
- § 34-18-3-4. Claims against governmental entities and employees
- § 34-18-3-5. Receipt of proof of financial responsibility and surcharge; timeliness of compliance; penalties
- § 34-18-3-6. Notification of qualification
- § 34-18-3-7. Rules; minimum annual aggregate insurance amount; eligibility
- § 34-18-4-1. Establishment of financial responsibility
- § 34-18-4-2. Security; manner of holding; withdrawal
- § 34-18-4-3. Hospital bed size determined by Indiana department of health
- § 34-18-4-4. Partners and members of professional corporations
- § 34-18-5-1. Annual surcharge on health care providers
- § 34-18-5-2. Amount of surcharge
- § 34-18-5-3. Collection of surcharge; time for payment
- § 34-18-5-4. Adoption of rules; comparability of rates