Indiana § 34-15-4-2 - Service of notice
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-15-4-2 — Service of notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-15-4-2. Service of notice
Sec. 2. (a) Before bringing a suit described in section 1 of this chapter, the aggrieved party shall:
(1) at least four (4) days before filing the complaint against a news service;
(2) at least six (6) days before filing the complaint against a daily newspaper; or
(3) at least eleven (11) days before filing the complaint against a weekly newspaper;
serve notice in writing specifying the factual statements in the article that are alleged to be false and defamatory, and correcting the falsity of the statements by reference to the true facts.
(b) If the publication of the alleged libel was by a newspaper, the notice shall be served on the publisher at the newspaper's principal office of publication. If the transmission of the alleged libel was by a news service, the notice shall be served on the bureau chief at the news service's principal Indiana office.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-15-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-15-4-2 ("Service of notice") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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