Indiana § 12-15-8-8 - Attorney's fees
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 12-15-8-8 — Attorney's fees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-15-8-8. Attorney's fees
Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to a lien on a Medicaid recipient's real property under IC 12-15-8.5.
(b) This section applies only to a lien on a recovery under section 1 or section 2 of this chapter.
(c) The office shall pay attorney's fees in the amount of one (1) of the following:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the office's recovery under the lien if the claim was collected without initiating legal proceedings.
(2) Thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the office's recovery under the lien if the claim was collected by initiating legal proceedings.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-24.6(g).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.224-2003, SEC.81; P.L.236-2007, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-15-8-8 ("Attorney's fees") 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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