Title 34, CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 99. IC 9-24-10-7.5 (Concerning physicians, optometrists, or advanced practice registered nurses making reports concerning driver impairment). As added by P.L.105-2022, SEC.12.

Sec. 1. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability to a person who commits an act that: (1) amounts to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct; or (2) does not comply with an applicable federal law. As added by P.L.5-2005, SEC.6.

Sec. 2. A military base, a person employed by a military base, or a person otherwise authorized by a military base to conduct operations on or use the military base is not liable for civil damages relating to noise or noise pollution that: (1) results from the normal operation or…

Sec. 3. A military base, a person employed by a military base, or a person otherwise authorized by a military base to conduct operations on or use the military base is not liable for civil damages relating to interference with telecommunications that: (1) results from the normal …

Sec. 1. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability to the following: (1) A person who engages in intentional, willful, wanton, or reckless behavior. (2) A person who contractually assumes civil liability in connection with an event. (3) A person who fails to exerci…

Sec. 2. An advertiser or sponsor of an event is immune from civil liability for the acts or omissions of: (1) the advertiser or sponsor; and (2) any other person; in connection with the event. As added by P.L.116-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. An advertiser or sponsor of an event may not be considered to be: (1) part of a joint venture; (2) the principal of an agent; or (3) the employer of an employee; with regard to a person participating in the event in a capacity other than that of an advertiser or sponsor. …

Sec. 0.1. The addition of this chapter by P.L.77-2006 does not apply to a cause of action that accrues before July 1, 2006. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.569.

Sec. 1. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability with respect to a claim alleging that: (1) an adulteration or misbranding of food or a beverage proximately caused the claimed injury, if the adulteration or misbranding relates to a labeling or purity requirement …

Sec. 2. Section 3 of this chapter applies to the following: (1) A food or beverage manufacturer. (2) A food or beverage distributor. (3) A food or beverage carrier. (4) A person who stores food or beverages. (5) A food or beverage seller. (6) A food or beverage marketer. (7) A fo…

Sec. 3. This section does not apply to weight gain associated with pregnancy. A person or group or association of persons referred to in section 2 of this chapter is immune from civil liability arising from a claim concerning: (1) weight gain; (2) obesity; (3) a health condition …

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "E85" has the meaning set forth in IC 6-6-1.1-103. (b) As used in this chapter, "flexible fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is equipped to operate when fueled entirely by E85. (c) As used in this chapter, "qualified person or entity" means …

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a qualified person or entity is immune from civil liability for personal injury or property damage resulting from a person fueling any vehicle with E85 that is not a flexible fuel vehicle. (b) This section does not apply: (1) to a…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "necessary services" means the following: (1) Engaging in outreach services to locate and assist runaway or homeless youths. (2) Providing food and access to overnight shelter to a runaway or homeless youth. (3) Counseling a runaway or homeless yo…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "runaway or homeless youth" means an individual who: (1) is: (A) at least twelve (12) years of age; and (B) less than eighteen (18) years of age; (2) is unemancipated; (3) is mentally competent; and (4) lives in a situation described in: (A) 42 U.…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "youth shelter" means an entity that: (1) is not operated for profit; and (2) provides, at a minimum, necessary services to runaway or homeless youths. As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a youth shelter and the director, employees, agents, and volunteers of a youth shelter are immune from civil liability resulting from any act or omission related to: (1) admitting a runaway or homeless youth to; (2) caring …

misconduct Sec. 5. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability to a person who commits an act that amounts to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct. As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "creditor" means a person: (1) that regularly engages in Indiana in the extension of mortgages that are subject to a credit service charge or loan finance charge, as applicable, or are payable by written agreement in more than four (4) install…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "enforcement authority" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-9-2. As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "owner", with respect to real property, has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-36-4. As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.

Sec. 4. For purposes of this chapter, real property is "vacant or abandoned" if it qualifies, or would potentially qualify, as either: (1) a vacant structure under IC 36-7-36-6; or (2) an abandoned structure under IC 36-7-36-1. As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a person who is not the owner of real property or who is a creditor, and who suspects that the property may be vacant or abandoned, may enter upon the premises of the real property to do the following: (1) Without entering any str…

Sec. 6. For purposes of this chapter, a tax sale certificate holder or an applicant for a tax deed who performs an act described in section 5 of this chapter with respect to the real property for which the person holds the tax sale certificate or has applied for the tax deed, is …

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to real property for which the executive of a city, town, or county or an enforcement authority (as defined by IC 36-7-9-2) has obtained a determination of abandonment under IC 36-7-37 or IC 36-7-9. (b) A city, town, or county may provide a potent…

Sec. 1. An architect registered under IC 25-4-1, a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5, or a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1 who, after May 31, 2013, voluntarily, without compensation (other than expense reimbursement), provides architectural, stru…

Sec. 2. The immunity provided in this chapter applies only to voluntary architectural, surveying, or engineering services provided during the emergency, or not more than thirty (30) days after the end of the period for the emergency, described in section 1 of this chapter, unless…

Sec. 3. This chapter does not provide immunity for wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct. As added by P.L.96-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. A school, school employee, or school board is not liable for civil damages as a result of: (1) an injury to a child or family members of the child if the injury is a result of a student's mental health issue that has not been disclosed to the school by the parents or guar…

Sec. 1. (a) A person whose conduct conforms to subsection (b) is immune from civil liability for any damage resulting from the forcible entry of a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing a child from the motor vehicle. (b) Subsection (a) applies to a person if the person: (1) d…

Sec. 2. Section 1 of this chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability to a person who: (1) renders aid to a child beyond what is authorized in section 1 of this chapter; or (2) exercises gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct. As added by P.L.132-2015, SEC.3.…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "domestic animal" means a dog, cat, or other vertebrate animal that is domesticated and: (1) kept as a household pet; or (2) intended to be kept as a household pet. (b) The term does not include an animal to which the definition of "livestock"…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle" means an automobile, truck, or other conveyance that: (1) is designed to transport people or objects on roads and highways; and (2) contains an enclosed space into which a domestic animal may be put. As added by P.L.186-2017, SEC.4…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who forcibly enters a motor vehicle to remove a domestic animal from the motor vehicle is immune from any other criminal or civil liability for other property damage resulting from the person's forcible entry of the motor…

Sec. 4. If: (1) a person forcibly removes a domestic animal from a motor vehicle as described in section 3 of this chapter; and (2) the domestic animal bites or otherwise physically injures the person during the removal; the owner of the domestic animal is immune from civil liabi…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "forcible felony" means: (1) any offense described under IC 35-31.5-2-138; (2) residential entry (as defined under IC 35-43-2-1.5); or (3) burglary (as defined under IC 35-43-2-1). (b) The justified use of force described under IC 35-41-3-2 pr…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "buyback vehicle" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-13.5-3. As added by P.L.211-2023, SEC.81.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "dealer" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-10. As added by P.L.211-2023, SEC.81. Amended by P.L.104-2024, SEC.37.

Sec. 3. (a) A dealer is immune from civil liability in an action based on a violation of IC 24-5-13.5-10 if the dealer has a reasonable good faith belief that the vehicle subject to the action was not a buyback vehicle. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an act of gross neglige…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an action or suit filed by a political subdivision before, after, or on August 27, 1999. As added by P.L.170-2024, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Ammunition" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-2.5. (2) "Firearm" has the meaning set forth in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(3). (3) "Political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 34-6-2.1-155. (4) "Trade asso…

Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding IC 34-12-3 or any other law, only the state of Indiana may bring or maintain an action by or on behalf of a political subdivision against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, seller, or dealer, concerning the: (1) design; (2) manufa…

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to an action brought against a public school under the laws of: (1) the United States; or (2) Indiana. (b) This chapter does not apply to a civil action or administrative proceeding under IC 20-28 or IC 20-29. As added by P.L.191-2018, SEC.25…

Sec. 2. This chapter may not be construed to restrict or limit the rights, procedures, or remedies available to an individual or entity under: (1) the federal or state Constitution; or (2) another federal law. As added by P.L.191-2018, SEC.25.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public school" refers to a: (1) school corporation (as defined in IC 20-18-2-16(a)); or (2) charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4). As added by P.L.191-2018, SEC.25.

Sec. 4. An individual or entity may not initiate a civil action or an administrative proceeding against a public school, unless the individual or entity submits a written notice to the public school and the governing body or the equivalent authority for a charter school that noti…