Title 34, CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a person who was assigned representation as an indigent person under IC 34-10-1. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-1-4 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.5.

Sec. 2. If the person described in section 1 of this chapter is guilty of: (1) any improper conduct; or (2) any unjustifiable delay in the progress of the action; the court may annul the order. The indigent person shall subsequently be deprived of all benefit of the order permitt…

Sec. 0.5. The amendments to section 9 of this chapter made during the 2021 regular session of the general assembly are intended to be a restatement of the law and not a substantive change in the law and as such shall be applied with respect to deposit accounts executed during the…

Sec. 1. An action relating to the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment except actions based upon a written contract (including, but not limited to, hiring or the failure to hire, suspension, discharge, discipline, promotion, demotion, retirement, wages, or salary) must…

Sec. 10. An action to enforce a child support obligation must be commenced not later than ten (10) years after: (1) the eighteenth birthday of the child; or (2) the emancipation of the child; whichever occurs first. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-1.6.] As added by P.L.…

Sec. 10.5. An action brought by a volunteer: (1) firefighter; or (2) member of a volunteer emergency medical services association connected with a unit of government as set forth in IC 16-31-5-1(6); against the volunteer's political subdivision employer for being disciplined for …

Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an action upon contracts in writing other than those for the payment of money, and including all mortgages other than chattel mortgages, deeds of trust, judgments of courts of record, and for the recovery of the possession of rea…

Sec. 11.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "person" has the meaning set forth in IC 34-6-2.1-149(b). (b) Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), a person may seek to recover the following in an action brought on or after the effective date of this section under IC 13-30-9-2 or IC …

Sec. 12. Every judgment and decree of any court of record of the United States, of Indiana, or of any other state shall be considered satisfied after the expiration of twenty (20) years. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-14.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.

Sec. 13. An action to recognize a foreign country judgment must be commenced not later than the earlier of the following: (1) The time during which the foreign country judgment is effective in the foreign country. (2) Ten (10) years after the date the foreign country judgment bec…

Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "survey" means the practice of surveying as defined in IC 25-21.5-1-7 or the work product of the practice of surveying. (b) An action to recover damages against a person who prepared a survey based on an alleged deficiency in the survey must …

Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an action for civil fertility fraud (IC 34-24-5) must be commenced not later than: (1) ten (10) years after the eighteenth birthday of the child; or (2) if subdivision (1) does not apply, twenty (20) years after the procedure was…

Sec. 16. (a) An action for civil female genital mutilation (IC 34-24-3-5) must be commenced not later than ten (10) years after the eighteenth birthday of the child. (b) An action for any damages under this section may include the following: (1) Actual damages. (2) Compensatory d…

Sec. 17. (a) This section only applies to an appraisal or appraisal service performed after June 30, 2026. (b) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Appraisal" means a real estate appraisal, appraisal review, appraisal consulting, or other valuation or val…

Sec. 17.1. An action against a governmental entity for discrimination under IC 31-10-3.5-2 must be commenced not more than two (2) years after the date of the act complained of. As added by P.L.43-2026, SEC.7.

Sec. 2. An action against the state of Indiana relating to the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment (including, but not limited to, hiring, suspension, discharge, discipline, promotion, demotion, retirement, wages, or salary) must be brought within two (2) years of the…

Sec. 3. An action of any kind for damages, whether brought in contract or tort, based upon professional services rendered or which should have been rendered, may not be brought, commenced, or maintained, in any of the courts of Indiana against physicians, dentists, surgeons, hosp…

Sec. 4. (a) An action for: (1) injury to person or character; (2) injury to personal property; or (3) a forfeiture of penalty given by statute; must be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action accrues. (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), an action f…

Sec. 5. An action for the recovery of real property sold by executors, administrators, guardians, or commissioners of a court, upon a judgment, specifically directing the sale of property sought to be recovered, brought by a party to the judgment, the party's heirs, or any person…

Sec. 6. An action against: (1) a sheriff; (2) another public officer; or (3) the officer and the officer's sureties on a public bond; growing out of a liability incurred by doing an act in an official capacity, or by the omission of an official duty, must be commenced within five…

Sec. 7. The following actions must be commenced within six (6) years after the cause of action accrues: (1) Actions on accounts and contracts not in writing. (2) Actions for use, rents, and profits of real property. (3) Actions for injuries to property other than personal propert…

Sec. 8. An action for the recovery of real property sold on execution, brought by the execution debtor, the execution debtor's heirs, or any person claiming under the execution debtor by title acquired after the date of the judgment, must be commenced within six (6) years after t…

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "deposit account" has the meaning set forth in IC 28-9-2-5. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an action upon promissory notes, bills of exchange, or other written contracts for the payment of money executed after August 31, 1982, must …

Sec. 1. (a) The following civil causes of action are abolished: (1) Breach of promise to marry. (2) Alienation of affections. (3) Criminal conversation. (4) Seduction of any female person of at least eighteen (18) years of age. (b) This section does not affect a cause of action d…

Sec. 2. (a) No act done after June 10, 1935, within Indiana operates to give rise, either within or outside Indiana, to any of the causes of action abolished by this chapter. (b) No contract to marry that is made after June 10, 1935, within Indiana operates to give rise, either w…

Sec. 3. It is unlawful after June 10, 1935, for any person, either as litigant or attorney, to: (1) file; (2) cause to be filed; (3) threaten to file; or (4) threaten to cause to be filed; in any court in Indiana any pleading or paper setting forth or seeking to recover upon any …

Sec. 4. It is unlawful for any person, either as litigant or attorney, to file, cause to be filed, threaten to file, or threaten to cause to be filed in any court of Indiana, any pleading or paper naming or describing in such manner as to identify any person as corespondent or pa…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in cases described in section 4 of this chapter, it is sufficient for such pleader to designate any corespondent or third party in general language that is not sufficient for identification. The general language operates with the …

Sec. 6. (a) An attorney who appears in a proceeding described in section 4 of this chapter on behalf of a party to the proceeding who is asserting misconduct by the adverse party shall not ask of any witness any question intended or calculated to disclose the name or identity of …

Sec. 7. (a) All contracts and instruments executed after June 10, 1935, within Indiana in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any claim or cause of action abolished or barred by this chapter, whether the claim or cause of action arose within or outside Indiana, ar…

Sec. 8. A person who knowingly violates section 3, 4, 5, or 7 of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-4-8.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.348.

Sec. 1. A present or former public employee, including a member of a board, a committee, a commission, an authority, or another instrumentality of a governmental entity, is not personally liable on contracts entered into within the scope of the employee's employment for a governm…

Sec. 2. If requested to do so, the attorney general shall defend a present or former state employee against any claim or suit brought against the state employee with regard to a contract entered into for the employee's governmental entity. The attorney general may employ other co…

Sec. 3. (a) A judgment rendered with respect to or a settlement made by a governmental entity bars an action by the claimant against an employee whose conduct gave rise to the claim resulting in that judgment or settlement. (b) The governmental entity shall pay any judgment, comp…

Sec. 1. The proof of an answer of justification in cases of libel and slander is controlled by the rule that applies to the proof of issues in other civil cases. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-13-1.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. (a) An information described in IC 34-17-1-1 may be filed: (1) by the prosecuting attorney in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the proper county, upon the prosecuting attorney's own relation, whenever the prosecuting attorney: (A) determines it to be…

Sec. 2. (a) An information to annul or vacate any letters-patent, certificate, or deed described in IC 34-17-1-2 may be filed by: (1) the prosecuting attorney, upon the prosecuting attorney's relation; or (2) a private person, upon the person's relation, showing the person's inte…

Sec. 3. (a) Following forfeiture or escheat of property as described in IC 34-17-1-3, an information may be filed by the prosecuting attorney in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court for the recovery of the property, alleging the ground on which the recovery is clai…

Sec. 4. When several persons claim to be entitled to the same office or franchise, one (1) information may be filed against any or all persons making the claim, in order to try their respective rights to the office or franchise. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-59-10.] As …

Sec. 5. The information consists of a plain statement of the facts that constitute the grounds of the proceeding, addressed to the court. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-59-3.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.12.

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to an information filed against a person for usurping an office. (b) Whenever an information described in subsection (a) is filed by the prosecuting attorney, the prosecuting attorney shall also set forth the name of the person rightfully entitled…

Sec. 7. Whenever an information is filed, a summons shall issue, which shall be served and returned as in other actions. The defendant shall appear and answer, or suffer default, and subsequent proceedings are the same as in other cases. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-59…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-2-1.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.

Sec. 10. "Community mental health center" means a public or private mental health center established under IC 12-29. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-2-10.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.

Sec. 11. "Community intellectual disability center" means a public or private community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities center established under IC 12-29. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-2-11.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.1…

Sec. 12. "Emergency medical technician" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-112 but does not include such a person while operating an emergency vehicle. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-2-12.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.