Indiana § 29-2-19-11 - Immunity for good faith reliance
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§ 29-2-19-11. Immunity for good faith reliance
Sec. 11. (a) A person who acts in good faith reliance on a declaration is immune from liability to the same extent as if the person had dealt directly with the declarant and the declarant had been a competent and living person.
(b) A person who deals with a declaration may presume, in the absence of actual knowledge to the contrary, that:
(1) the declaration was validly executed; and
(2) the declarant was competent at the time the declaration was executed.
(c) The directions of a declarant expressed in a declaration are binding as if the declarant were alive and competent.
As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-2-19-11 ("Immunity for good faith reliance") 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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