Indiana § 10-16-20-5 - Civil action to enforce chapter
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 10-16-20-5 — Civil action to enforce chapter, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-16-20-5. Civil action to enforce chapter
Sec. 5. A civil action to enforce this chapter or IC 10-16-7-23 may be brought in any court with jurisdiction by the attorney general against any person that knowingly or intentionally violates any provision of this chapter. The court may:
(1) issue an injunction;
(2) order the person to make a payment of money;
(A) unlawfully received from; or
(B) required to be refunded to;
one (1) or more servicemembers;
(3) order the person to pay to the state the reasonable costs of the attorney general's investigation and prosecution related to the action; and
(4) order the person to pay to the state a civil penalty not greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.
However, a court may not proceed if relief from the violation has already been granted under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
As added by P.L.156-2015, SEC.4.
IC 10-16-21Chapter 21. RepealedRepealed by P.L.94-2026, SEC.39.
IC 10-16-22Chapter 22. Indiana Civilian Cyber Corps Program
10-16-22-1Program established 10-16-22-2Volunteer or adviser 10-16-22-3Status of cyber corps volunteers and cyber corps advisers 10-16-22-4Immunity 10-16-22-5Meeting and training requirements 10-16-22-6Request for cybersecurity training; deployment 10-16-22-7Notification of cybersecurity incident; authority of adjutant general 10-16-22-8Requirement to publish guidelines 10-16-22-9Confidentiality requirements
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-16-20-5 ("Civil action to enforce chapter") 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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