Indiana § 12-30-3-21 - County home board; power to sue and be sued
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§ 12-30-3-21. County home board; power to sue and be sued
Sec. 21. The county home board, in its legal capacity and under its own name, may prosecute and defend suits. A suit brought against the county home board may be begun in the circuit or superior court or any other court with jurisdiction in the county. A notice or summons concerning a suit against the county home board must be served upon the county home superintendent. In a suit brought by or against the county home board, it is not necessary to name the individual members of the county home board as either plaintiff or defendant. The county home board may sue or be sued under the name of " _____________ County Home Board".
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-12 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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