Title 34, CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the following persons shall not be required to testify regarding the following communications: (1) Attorneys, as to confidential communications made to them in the course of their professional business, and as to advice given in su…

Sec. 1. A person who is guilty of any willful disobedience of any process, or any order lawfully issued: (1) by any court of record, or by the proper officer of the court; (2) under the authority of law, or the direction of the court; and (3) after the process or order has been s…

Sec. 2. A person who willfully resists, hinders, or delays the execution of any lawful process, or order of any court of record is guilty of an indirect contempt of court. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-7-4 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43.

Sec. 3. A person: (1) who: (A) offers, gives, or promises any reward to; (B) threatens to assault or injure; (C) assaults or beats; or (D) in any other manner influences, intimidates, or attempts to influence; any witness to give or abstain from giving testimony in any case, or t…

Sec. 4. (a) A person who falsely makes, utters, or publishes any false or grossly inaccurate report of any case, trial, or proceeding, or part of any case, trial, or proceeding is considered guilty of an indirect contempt of the court in which the case, trial, or proceeding was i…

Sec. 5. (a) In all cases of indirect contempts, the person charged with indirect contempt is entitled: (1) before answering the charge; or (2) being punished for the contempt; to be served with a rule of the court against which the contempt was alleged to have been committed. (b)…

Sec. 6. (a) If the defendant: (1) fails to appear in court at the time and place specified in the rule provided for in section 5 of this chapter, to answer the rule; or (2) appears in court, but fails or refuses to answer concerning the alleged contempt; the court may proceed at …

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this section applies to all cases of indirect contempt of courts of this state, other than the supreme court or the court of appeals. (b) This section does not apply to indirect contempts growing out of willfully resisting, hinder…

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this section applies to all cases of indirect contempt of the supreme court or the court of appeals. (b) This section does not apply to indirect contempt growing out of willfully resisting, hindering, delaying, or disobeying any l…

Sec. 1. If a suit is brought: (1) in replevin; and (2) against an officer who issued a writ of attachment or execution under IC 32-35-2-26 (or IC 34-21-6-1 or IC 34-2-4-1 before their repeal); the officer may demand a bond from the attachment or execution plaintiff to indemnify t…

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 34-4-34-3, IC 34-4-34-4, IC 34-4-34-5, and IC 34-4-34-6 (before their repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.278-1995 applies to a cause of action that accrues after June 30, 1995. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.576.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all cases in which a party requests the recovery of punitive damages in a civil action. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-34-1.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.

Sec. 2. Before a person may recover punitive damages in any civil action, that person must establish, by clear and convincing evidence, all of the facts that are relied upon by that person to support the recovery of punitive damages. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-34-2.]…

Sec. 3. A jury in a case subject to this chapter may not be advised of: (1) the limitation on the amount of a punitive damage award under section 4 of this chapter; or (2) the requirement under section 6 of this chapter concerning allocation of money received in payment of a puni…

Sec. 4. A punitive damage award may not be more than the greater of: (1) three (3) times the amount of compensatory damages awarded in the action; or (2) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-34-4.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.

Sec. 5. If a trier of fact awards punitive damages that exceed the limitation under section 4 of this chapter, the court shall reduce the punitive damage award to not more than the greater of: (1) three (3) times the amount of compensatory damages awarded in the action; or (2) fi…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in IC 13-25-4-10, when a finder of fact announces a verdict that includes a punitive damage award in a civil action, the party against whom the judgment was entered shall notify the office of the attorney general of the punitive damage award. (b) Wh…

Sec. 1. When in any suit pending in any court in this state it is necessary to procure a transcript of any judgment or proceeding, or exemplification of any record, as evidence in the action, the necessary expense of procuring the transcript or exemplification shall be taxed with…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a contract, agreement, provision, or stipulation that: (1) gives a person a power of attorney or authority as attorney for the maker or endorser of the instrument in the name of the debtor to: (A) appear in any court of record; and (B) waive the se…

Sec. 2. A person shall not execute or procure to be executed any contract, agreement, provision, or stipulation described in section 1 of this chapter: (1) as part of or in connection with the execution of any negotiable instrument or other written contract to pay money; and (2) …

Sec. 3. A: (1) contract; (2) stipulation; or (3) power of attorney; given or entered into before a cause of action accrues on a promise to pay is void. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-25-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.50.

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to all cases in which the court rendering a foreign judgment obtains or attempts to obtain jurisdiction of a judgment debtor, in whole or in part, by virtue of a contract, agreement, or stipulation that is prohibited and declared void by this chap…

Sec. 1. When an execution against the property of any person is issued to the sheriff, the sheriff shall: (1) serve the execution upon the defendants in the county and levy the execution, if not paid, upon property; and (2) make at least one (1) offer to sell property levied upon…

Sec. 10. In all cases where the personal estate of the debtor, subject to execution, is insufficient to satisfy the execution, the real estate is exempt from levy and sale until the personal estate is levied upon and sold, unless the debtor directs otherwise. The principal messua…

Sec. 2. Current coin and lawful money, and bank notes the plaintiff is willing to receive as money, may be levied upon and returned on execution, without sale, as so much money collected. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-36-2.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.

Sec. 3. Bills, notes, drafts, checks, or other evidences of debt, issued by any monied corporation or bank, or by Indiana or the United States, and circulating as money, may be levied upon as personal property and sold on execution. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-36-3.] …

Sec. 4. Goods and chattels pledged, assigned, or mortgaged as security for any debt or contract may be levied upon and sold on execution against the person making the pledge, assignment, or mortgage. The purchaser is entitled to the possession upon complying with the conditions o…

Sec. 5. (a) Shares of stock in any corporation or company may be levied upon and sold in the county where the office and books, showing the shares of stock and stockholders of the corporation or company, are kept. (b) The sheriff shall transfer the stock, subject to the rights of…

Sec. 6. Any debt or cause of action, which is assignable, may be levied upon, when given up by the defendant, and sold on execution, in the same manner as other personal property. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-36-6.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.

Sec. 7. The sheriff making the sale of any debt or thing in action shall assign and deliver the debt or thing in action to the purchaser. The assignment has the same effect as if made by the execution defendant at the time of making the levy. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34…

Sec. 8. In any action in which the assignment is declared upon or stated, it is not necessary to plead or prove any judgment or execution, by virtue of which the sale was made, nor to prove the execution of the assignment, unless the assignment is denied under oath. [Pre-1998 Rec…

Sec. 9. (a) When an execution issues against the real or personal property of any person, the sheriff shall levy the execution, first upon that part of the property designated by the person, if there is no reasonable doubt that the person is the owner of the property and if desig…

Sec. 1.This chapter does not apply to and does not affect in any way the status of any: (1) national bank or banking institution; (2) federal building and savings association; or (3) savings association; whether organized under federal or state laws. [Pre-1998 Recodification Cita…

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to all actions in which: (1) an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America; or (2) persons representing an agency or instrumentality described in subdivision (1) in any official capacity; are entitled to take an appeal of any kind. …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following disputes: (1) A criminal offense that a prosecuting attorney has referred to a community dispute resolution center under a diversion program under IC 33-39-1-8. (2) A civil action that has been filed and referred by the court to a dis…

Sec. 10. IC 34-57-2 applies to arbitration conducted under this chapter. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2.5-15.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the following are not subject to subpoena or discovery or admissible in evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding: (1) All work product of a mediator. (2) Any communication relating to the subject matter of the disput…

Sec. 12. A center that receives funds under the program must annually provide the chief justice of Indiana with statistical data and other information that the chief justice of Indiana requires. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2.5-17.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.

Sec. 13. The chief justice of Indiana shall prepare and submit an annual report to the governor and the general assembly that evaluates and makes recommendations concerning the operation and success of the centers funded under this chapter. A report submitted under this section t…

Sec. 14. Section 1(2) of this chapter does not prohibit a person who has been referred by the court to a dispute resolution program from filing a motion with the referring court for a trial de novo. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2.5-19.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.…

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to a dispute described in section 1(3) of this chapter. (b) Except as provided under subsection (c), the running of a statute of limitation ceases to run after the time: (1) arbitration is initiated under IC 34-57-2-2 (or IC 34-4-2-2 before its r…

Sec. 2. (a) The community dispute resolution centers program is established. (b) The chief justice of Indiana shall do the following to the extent that sufficient funds are available: (1) Administer and supervise the program. (2) Select centers to receive funding from application…

Sec. 3. Applications submitted for funding under this chapter must include the following information: (1) The cost of operating each of the proposed centers, including the proposed compensation of employees. (2) A description of the proposed area of service and the number of part…

Sec. 4. To be eligible for funds under this chapter, a center must do the following: (1) Comply with this chapter and the rules adopted by the chief justice of Indiana. (2) Provide neutral mediators who have received training in conflict resolution techniques as specified under r…

Sec. 5. Each center that receives funds under this chapter must: (1) be operated by a grant recipient; (2) be operated under a contract with the chief justice of Indiana; and (3) comply with this chapter. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2.5-10.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SE…

Sec. 6. (a) Funds available for the purposes of this chapter may be allocated for services provided by eligible centers. (b) A center in existence before July 1, 1992, may apply for funds available under this chapter. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2.5-11.] As added by P…