Indiana § 13-11-2-138.5 "Negligently"

Indiana Statutes

§ 13-11-2-138.5 — "Negligently"

Indiana § 13-11-2-138.5

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Ind. Code § 13-11-2-138.5 (2026).

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5. For purposes of IC 13-30-10-1.5, a person acts "negligently" when:

(1)the person acts with a conscious and voluntary disregard for a standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in the same circumstance;

(2)the consequence of the person's action is likely to cause foreseeable injury to human health or the environment; and

(3)the risk of the person's action causing foreseeable injury to human health or the environment is of such a nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise in a similar circumstance.

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5. For purposes of IC 13-30-10-1.5, a
person acts "negligently" when:
(1) the person acts with a conscious and voluntary disregard for
a standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in the
same circumstance;
(2) the consequence of the person's action is likely to cause
foreseeable injury to human health or the environment; and
(3) the risk of the person's action causing foreseeable injury to
human health or the environment is of such a nature and degree
that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the
standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise in a
similar circumstance.