Indiana § 34-20-4-4 - Products incapable of being made safe not considered defective

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§ 34-20-4-4. Products incapable of being made safe not considered defective

Sec. 4. A product is not defective under this article if the product is incapable of being made safe for its reasonably expectable use, when manufactured, sold, handled, and packaged properly.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 33-1-1.5-2.5(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.15.

IC 34-20-5Chapter 5. Rebuttable Presumption That Product Is Not Defective

34-20-5-0.2Application of prior law 34-20-5-1Rebuttable presumption

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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