Indiana § 22-3-2-8 - Qualifications; burden of proof
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§ 22-3-2-8. Qualifications; burden of proof
Sec. 8. No compensation is allowed for an injury or death due to the employee's knowingly self-inflicted injury, his intoxication, his commission of an offense, his knowing failure to use a safety appliance, his knowing failure to obey a reasonable written or printed rule of the employer which has been posted in a conspicuous position in the place of work, or his knowing failure to perform any statutory duty. The burden of proof is on the defendant.
Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.8. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2209.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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