Indiana § 14-38-2-19 Remedying condition of test hole not admission of liability or discharge
of action

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-38-2-19 — Remedying condition of test hole not admission of liability or discharge of action

Indiana § 14-38-2-19

Art. 38OTHER PETROLEUM REGULATION

Ch. 2Test Hole Pollution Control and Waste

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Ind. Code § 14-38-2-19 (2026).

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The fact that a person has initiated or supported a proceeding before the department or has remedied or attempted to remedy the condition of a test hole under this chapter:

(1)is not an admission of liability and may not be received in evidence against the person in an action or a proceeding in which responsibility for or damages from:

(A)surface or subsurface pollution; or

(B)injury to a fresh water, an oil, a gas, or a mineral bearing formation; is or may become an issue; and

(2)does not release or discharge an action, a cause of action, or a claim against the person in favor of a third person for damages to property resulting from:

(A)surface or subsurface pollution; or

(B)injury to a fresh water, an oil, a gas, or a mineral bearing formation; to the extent that the action, cause

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The fact that a person has initiated or
supported a proceeding before the department or has remedied or
attempted to remedy the condition of a test hole under this chapter:
(1) is not an admission of liability and may not be received in
evidence against the person in an action or a proceeding in which
responsibility for or damages from:
(A) surface or subsurface pollution; or
(B) injury to a fresh water, an oil, a gas, or a mineral bearing
formation;
is or may become an issue; and
(2) does not release or discharge an action, a cause of action, or
a claim against the person in favor of a third person for damages
to property resulting from:
(A) surface or subsurface pollution; or
(B) injury to a fresh water, an oil, a gas, or a mineral bearing
formation;
to the extent that the action, cause of action, or claim preexisted
the initiation or support of the proceeding or the remedying or
attempted remedying of the condition of the test hole.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-10(e).]