Title 34, CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 17. In all cases where an award is presented to any court of record for a judgment to be entered upon the award, whether the reference was made by submission of parties, or by rule of court, the adverse party may show cause against the rendition of the judgment on any of the…

Sec. 18. Any party to a submission may move the court to modify or correct the award in the following cases: (1) When there is an evident miscalculation of figures, or an evident mistake in the description of any person, thing, or property referred to or mentioned in the award. (…

Sec. 19. (a) The court shall hear the proofs and allegations of the parties, to invalidate and sustain the award. (b) The court shall: (1) confirm the award; (2) modify and correct the award in the cases prescribed in section 18 of this chapter so as to: (A) effect the intent of …

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no submission to arbitration shall be made respecting the claim of any person to any estate in fee or for life to any real estate. (b) The following controversies may be submitted to arbitration: (1) A claim to an interest in a te…

Sec. 20. If the award is confirmed, judgment shall be given in favor of any party to whom any sum of money or damages has been awarded that the party recover the amount awarded. If the award orders any act to be done by either party; judgment shall be entered that the act be done…

Sec. 21. (a) The costs of the proceedings in court shall be taxed as in suits. (b) If no provision for the fees and expenses of the arbitration is made in the award, the court shall make allowances for costs. (c) However, if: (1) there was a suit pending before the submission; an…

Sec. 22. When the court enters a judgment on award that requires any party to perform any act other than the payment of money, the court has authority to enforce the performance by attachment, until the terms of the judgment have been complied with. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citat…

Sec. 23. If the subject matter of any suit pending in any court, could originally have been submitted to arbitration, the parties to the suit, their agent, or attorney may consent, by rule of court, to refer the matter in controversy to certain persons mutually chosen by the part…

Sec. 24. The referees, if required by the parties, shall: (1) be sworn in open court or before any officer authorized to administer oaths, faithfully and impartially to investigate, adjust, and report the matters submitted; (2) proceed to investigate matters according to the subm…

Sec. 25. When the report is returned under the signatures of a majority of the referees, the report shall be entered on the order book, and shall have the same effect as the verdict of a jury. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-24.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 26. Either party may move the court for judgment on the report. If no sufficient cause is shown to the contrary, judgment shall be rendered on the report in like manner and with like force and effect as if rendered upon the verdict of a jury. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citatio…

Sec. 3. All persons, except minors and mentally incompetent persons, may, by an instrument in writing, submit a controversy for arbitration by one (1) or more persons. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 4. The arbitrator is mutually chosen by the parties to the controversy. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 5. The parties may agree that each submission be made by a rule of any court of record designated in the instrument. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 6. When an agreement is made according to sections 1 through 5 of this chapter, the parties shall execute bonds. The bonds must contain: (1) a condition to abide and faithfully perform the award or umpirage; (2) the name of the arbitrator or arbitrators; (3) the matters subm…

Sec. 7. As soon as the bonds are delivered, either party may appoint a time and place for the arbitrator to meet, by giving the opposite party and the arbitrator not less than ten (10) days written notice. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-4.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.…

Sec. 8. Before hearing any testimony, the arbitrator or arbitrators shall swear faithfully and fairly to: (1) hear and examine the matters in controversy; and (2) make a just award according to the best of the arbitrator's understanding. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-…

Sec. 9. The oath may be administered to the arbitrator and witnesses by any person authorized to administer oaths. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-6.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 1. This article applies to a cause of action filed after June 30, 2004. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.582.

Sec. 1. Upon receipt of a complaint or petition filed by an offender, the court shall docket the case and take no further action until the court has conducted the review required by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.80-2004, SEC.6.

Sec. 2. (a) A court shall review a complaint or petition filed by an offender and shall determine if the claim may proceed. A claim may not proceed if the court determines that the claim: (1) is frivolous; (2) is not a claim upon which relief may be granted; or (3) seeks monetary…

Sec. 2.1. After June 30, 2025, no action shall be brought with respect to jail or prison conditions under state law by an offender until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted. As added by P.L.181-2025, SEC.10.

Sec. 3. If a court determines that a claim may not proceed under section 2 of this chapter, the court shall enter an order: (1) explaining why the claim may not proceed; and (2) stating whether there are any remaining claims in the complaint or petition that may proceed. As added…

Sec. 4. The clerk of the court shall send an order entered under section 3 of this chapter to: (1) the offender; (2) each defendant or respondent in the action; (3) the department of correction, if the offender is incarcerated by the department of correction; (4) the sheriff of t…

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to an unsworn declaration by a declarant who at the time of making the declaration is physically located outside the boundaries of the United States, whether or not the location is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (b) This chapter…

Sec. 10. If an Indiana law requires that a sworn declaration be presented in a particular medium, an unsworn declaration must be presented in that medium. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.2.

Sec. 11. An unsworn declaration under this chapter must be in substantially the following form: I declare and affirm under penalty of perjury under the laws of Indiana that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I am physically located outside the geographic boundaries of th…

Sec. 12. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.2.

Sec. 13. This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.) but does not: (1) modify, limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C. 7001(c); or (2) authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices descri…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "boundaries of the United States" means the geographic boundaries of: (1) the United States; (2) Puerto Rico; (3) the United States Virgin Islands; and (4) any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. As ad…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "law" includes the following: (1) The federal or a state constitution. (2) A federal or state statute. (3) A judicial decision or order. (4) A rule of court. (5) An executive order. (6) An administrative rule, regulation, or order. As added by P.L…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record: (1) to execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or (2) to attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.2.…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "state" means any of the following: (1) A state of the United States. (2) The District of Columbia. (3) Puerto Rico. (4) The United States Virgin Islands. (5) A federally recognized Indian tribe. (6) Any territory or insular possession subject to …

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "sworn declaration" means a declaration in a signed record given under oath. (b) The term includes a sworn statement, verification, certificate, and affidavit. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "unsworn declaration" means a declaration in a signed record that is not given under oath but is given under penalty of perjury. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.2.

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if an Indiana law requires or allows the use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this chapter has the same effect as a sworn declaration. (b) This chapter does not apply to: (1) a deposition;…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "victim" means: (1) an individual against whom an act of: (A) domestic or family violence; (B) dating violence; (C) sexual assault (as defined in IC 5-26.5-1-8); (D) human and sexual trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5); or (E) stalking (IC 35-45-10-5); is …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "victim advocate" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-37-6-3.5. As added by P.L.150-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.70-2016, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "victim service provider" means a person: (1) that is: (A) a public agency; (B) a unit of a public agency; or (C) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) that is not affiliate…

Sec. 4. (a) In any civil proceeding, a court may allow a victim advocate to attend the proceeding, sit with the victim, and confer with the victim as necessary. (b) A victim advocate is not considered to be practicing law when performing the services described in this section. As…

Sec. 1. This article applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under IC 34-61-3-1 and first published electronically after July 1, 2023. As added by P.L.11-2022, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. Except as provided in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter, this article does not apply to the following: (1) A photograph, digital image, or video that is disclosed in good faith: (A) to report a possible criminal act; (B) in connection with a criminal investigation; (C) und…

Sec. 2. The exceptions provided in section 1 of this chapter do not apply if a plaintiff provides that the disclosure was: (1) prohibited by law other than this article; or (2) made for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary or …

Sec. 3. The disclosure of an intimate image is not a matter of public concern or public interest under section 1 of this chapter solely because the depicted individual is a public figure. As added by P.L.29-2019, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. Every person whose liberty is restrained, under any pretense whatever, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of the restraint, and shall be delivered from the restraint if the restraint is illegal. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-1.] A…