Title 34, CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 3. As used in this section "communication of sympathy" means a statement, a gesture, an act, conduct, or a writing that expresses: (1) sympathy; (2) an apology; or (3) a general sense of benevolence. As added by P.L.76-2006, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a court may not admit into evidence a communication of sympathy that relates to causing or contributing to: (1) a loss; (2) an injury; (3) pain; (4) suffering; (5) a death; or (6) damage to property. As added by P.L.76-2006…

Sec. 5. A court may admit a statement of fault into evidence, including a statement of fault that is part of a communication of sympathy, if otherwise admissible under the Indiana Rules of Evidence. As added by P.L.76-2006, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "foreign jurisdiction" means a state other than Indiana. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. 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 Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.1.

Sec. 11. This chapter applies to requests for discovery in cases: (1) pending on July 1, 2010; or (2) filed after June 30, 2010. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "foreign subpoena" means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint venture, a public corporation, a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumental…

Sec. 4. 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. 5. As used in this chapter, "subpoena" means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record that requires a person to: (1) attend and give testimony at a deposition; (2) produce and allow inspection and copying of designated: (A) books; (B) docu…

Sec. 6. (a) To request issuance of a subpoena under this chapter that is based on a foreign subpoena, a party must submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted in Indiana. A request for the issuance of a subpoena…

Sec. 7. A subpoena issued by a clerk of the court under section 6 of this chapter must be served in compliance with all applicable laws concerning service of a subpoena in Indiana. As added by P.L.57-2010, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. All applicable Indiana law concerning compliance with subpoenas to: (1) attend and give testimony; (2) produce designated books, documents, records, electronically stored information, or other tangible things; or (3) allow inspection of premises; applies to subpoenas issu…

Sec. 9. An application to a court for a protective order or to enforce, quash, or modify a subpoena issued by a clerk of court under section 6 of this chapter must: (1) comply with all applicable Indiana laws; and (2) be submitted to a court in the county in which discovery is to…

Sec. 1. This title does not in any way affect the rights of any purchaser in good faith, for a valuable consideration without actual notice, or the rights of any owner of any portion of the class of lands described in IC 34-1-18-1 before its repeal in 1989. [Pre-1998 Recodificati…

Sec. 1. The general assembly of the state of Indiana affirms the inherent power of the supreme court of Indiana to adopt, amend, and rescind rules of court affecting matters of procedure, and the general assembly reaffirms the power given to the supreme court to adopt, amend, and…

Sec. 2. The general assembly adopts, and incorporates into the Indiana Code, the Indiana rules of trial procedure: (1) as enacted by the general assembly in Acts 1969, c.191, s.1, and amended by P.L.319-1975, SECTION 1; and (2) as accepted by the Indiana supreme court as being in…

Sec. 1. All courts have the authority to: (1) appoint a guardian ad litem to defend the interests of any person under eighteen (18) years of age impleaded in a suit; and (2) permit any person, as next friend, to prosecute a suit in a minor's behalf. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citat…

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 …