Title 34, CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 13. (a) Upon application of a party, the court shall vacate an award where: (1) the award was procured by corruption or fraud; (2) there was evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral or corruption in any of the arbitrators or misconduct prejudicing the right…

Sec. 14. (a) Upon application made within ninety (90) days after mailing of a copy of the award to the applicant, the court shall modify or correct the award where: (1) there was an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake in the description of any person, thing, o…

Sec. 15. Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying, or correcting an award, judgment, or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and be enforced as any other judgment or decree. Costs of the application and of the proceedings subsequent thereto, and disbursement…

Sec. 16. Except as otherwise provided, an application to the court under this chapter shall be by motion and shall be heard in the manner and upon the notice provided by law or rule of court for the making and hearing of motions. Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, notice o…

Sec. 17. The term "court" means any circuit or superior court. The making of an agreement described in section 1 of this chapter providing for arbitration in Indiana confers jurisdiction on the court to enforce the agreement under and to enter judgment on an award thereunder. [Pr…

Sec. 18. An application, as provided for in section 3(a) of this chapter, shall be made to the court in the county where the adverse party resides or has a place of business or, if the adverse party has no residence or place of business in this state, to the court of any county. …

Sec. 19. (a) An appeal may be taken from: (1) an order denying an application to compel arbitration made under section 3 of this chapter (or IC 34-4-2-3 before its repeal); (2) an order granting an application to stay arbitration made under section 3(b) of this chapter (or IC 34-…

Sec. 2. Arbitration shall be initiated by a written notice by either party, mailed by registered or certified mail, or delivered to the other party, briefly stating a claim, the grounds for the claim and the amount or amounts. Issues shall be joined by written notice of admission…

Sec. 20. This chapter applies only to agreements made after August 18, 1969. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2-20.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 21. This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact similar arbitration statutes. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2-21.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 22. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Arbitration Act. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2-22.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 3. (a) On application of a party showing an agreement described in section 1 of this chapter, and the opposing party's refusal to arbitrate, the court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration. Ten (10) days notice in writing of the hearing of such application shal…

Sec. 4. If the arbitration agreement provides a method of appointment of arbitrators, this method shall be followed. In the absence of such an agreement, any method of appointment of arbitrators agreed upon by the parties to the contract shall be followed. When an arbitrator appo…

Sec. 5. The powers of the arbitrators may be exercised by a majority unless otherwise provided by the agreement or by this chapter. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2-5.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 6. Unless otherwise provided by the agreement: (a) The arbitrators shall appoint a time and place for the hearing and cause notification to the parties to be served personally or by registered mail not less than thirty (30) days before the hearing. Appearance at the hearing …

Sec. 7. A party is entitled to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter. A waiver of the right to representation before the proceeding or hearing is ineffective. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2-7.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 8. (a) The arbitrators may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, records, documents and other evidence, and have authority to administer oaths. In matters subject to arbitration between labor and management, neither party may subpoe…

Sec. 9. (a) The award must be in writing and signed by the arbitrators concurring therein. It must include a determination of all the questions submitted to the arbitrators, the decision of which is necessary in order to determine the controversy. The arbitrators shall deliver a …

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this article: (1) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (2) "Legal material" means, whether or not in effect: (A) the Constitu…

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this article: (1) "Computer generated image" means a photograph, digital image, or video of an individual created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence, application, or other design editing …

Sec. 1. (a) Application for the writ must be made by complaint, signed and verified either by: (1) the applicant; or (2) some person on the applicant's behalf. (b) The complaint must specify the following: (1) Who is restraining the applicant's liberty, the place where the applic…

Sec. 2. (a) Writs of habeas corpus may be granted by: (1) the circuit or superior courts of the county in which the person applying for the writ may be restrained of his or her liberty, or by the judges of those courts; or (2) if the judges described in subdivision (1) are: (A) a…

Sec. 3. The judges of any courts with criminal jurisdiction in Indiana may: (1) issue writs of habeas corpus within their respective counties; (2) hear and determine writs of habeas corpus in favor of all persons arrested and held upon any charge in violation of Indiana criminal …

Sec. 4. The writ shall be directed to the office or party restraining the applicant, commanding the party to have the applicant before the court or judge, at the time and place the court or judge directs, to do and receive the court's order concerning the applicant. [Pre-1998 Rec…

Sec. 1. This title shall be liberally construed and shall not be limited by any rules of strict construction. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-67-5.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.2.

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 34-1-1-1 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.94-1989 do not apply to causes of action that accrue before July 1, 1989. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.546.

Sec. 1. (a) If an individual who is entitled or liable in a cause of action dies, the cause of action survives and may be brought by or against the representative of the deceased party except actions for: (1) libel; (2) slander; (3) malicious prosecution; (4) false imprisonment; …

Sec. 2. If an action is continued against the legal representatives or successors of a defendant, a notice shall be served on them as in the case of an original notice. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-1-1(b).] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. (a) If an action commenced against the decedent before the decedent's death, the action is continued by substituting the decedent's personal representatives, as in other actions surviving the defendant's death. (b) If the action is brought after the death of a defendant, …

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies when a person: (1) receives personal injuries caused by the wrongful act or omission of another; and (2) subsequently dies from causes other than those personal injuries. (b) The personal representative of the decedent who was injured may maintain…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies when: (1) a person obtains a judgment for personal injuries against a person, company, or corporation in a trial court; (2) the person, company, or corporation against whom or which the judgment was obtained appeals to the supreme court or the cou…

Sec. 1. In an action brought to recover a balance due upon a mutual, open, and current account between the parties, the cause of action is considered to have accrued from the date of the last item proved in the account on either side. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-4.]…

Sec. 0.1. This chapter applies to actions filed before, after, or on April 18, 2001. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.548. Amended by P.L.106-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "firearm" means any weapon: (1) that is: (A) capable of expelling; or (B) designed to expel; or (2) that may readily be converted to expel; a projectile by means of an explosion. As added by P.L.19-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.106-2015, SEC.2.…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" means a human being, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or governmental entity. As added by P.L.19-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.63; P.L.106-2015, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 5(1) or 5(2) of this chapter, a person may not bring or maintain an action against a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or seller for: (1) recovery of damages resulting from, or injunctive relief or abatement of a nuisanc…

Sec. 4. (a) If a court finds that a party has brought an action under a theory of recovery described in section 3(1) or 3(2) of this chapter, the finding constitutes conclusive evidence that the action is groundless. If a court makes a finding under this section, the court shall …

Sec. 5. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit a person from bringing or maintaining an action against a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or seller for recovery of damages for the following: (1) Breach of contract or warranty concerning firear…

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows: (1) The amendments made to section 3 of this chapter by P.L.250-2001 apply to a cause of action involving an extreme sport area that accrues after May 11, 2001, regardless of when the extreme sport area was deve…

Sec. 0.2. (a) The amendments made to IC 34-4-16.5-17 (before its repeal, now codified at section 18 of this chapter) by P.L.149-1988 apply to the accrual of interest after June 30, 1988, on any part of a judgment that is unpaid after June 30, 1988, even if the judgment was render…

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to a claim or suit in tort. (b) The provisions of this chapter also apply to IC 34-30-14. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 34-4-16.5-1; subsection (b) New.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8.

Sec. 10. The notice required by sections 6, 8, and 9 of this chapter must describe in a short and plain statement the facts on which the claim is based. The statement must include the circumstances which brought about the loss, the extent of the loss, the time and place the loss …

Sec. 11. Within ninety (90) days of the filing of a claim, the governmental entity shall notify the claimant in writing of its approval or denial of the claim. A claim is denied if the governmental entity fails to approve the claim in its entirety within ninety (90) days, unless …

Sec. 12. The notices required by sections 6, 8, 9, and 11 of this chapter must be in writing and must be delivered in person or by registered or certified mail. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.5-11.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8.

Sec. 13. A person may not initiate a suit against a governmental entity unless the person's claim has been denied in whole or in part. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.5-12.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8.

Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 20 of this chapter, the governor may compromise or settle a claim or suit brought against the state or its employees. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.5-13.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.8.