Indiana § 34-54-8-5 - Interest on final judgments
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-54-8-5 — Interest on final judgments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-54-8-5. Interest on final judgments
Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to actions or proceedings in which:
(1) the state, a board, a commission, an agency, or an official is authorized by law to sue or be sued; and
(2) a money judgment is authorized by law to be entered and to be paid out of state funds in the custody of the state or in the custody of the board, commission, agency, or official.
(b) Interest attaches to a final judgment entered in an action or proceeding described in subsection (a):
(1) at the annual rate of six percent (6%); and
(2) beginning with the forty-fifth day after the rendition of the judgment.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-22-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.50.
IC 34-54-9Chapter 9. Effect of Refusal of Money Tender
34-54-9-1Applicability of chapter 34-54-9-2Effect of refusal on judgment
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-54-8-5 ("Interest on final judgments") 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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