Indiana § 34-31-7-2 - Duties of nonprofit religious organizations
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-31-7-2 — Duties of nonprofit religious organizations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-31-7-2. Duties of nonprofit religious organizations
Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, a nonprofit religious organization has only the following duties concerning persons who enter premises owned, operated, or controlled by the nonprofit religious organization and used primarily for worship services:
(1) If a person enters the premises with the actual or implied permission of the nonprofit religious organization, the nonprofit religious organization has a duty to:
(A) warn the person of a hidden danger on the premises if a representative of the nonprofit religious organization has actual knowledge of the hidden danger; and
(B) refrain from intentionally harming the person.
(2) If a person enters the premises without the actual or implied permission of the nonprofit religious organization, the nonprofit religious organization has the duty to refrain from intentionally harming the person.
As added by P.L.149-2005, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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