§ 30-5-4-1.9 — Admissibility of recordings and images

Indiana § 30-5-4-1.9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 5: POWERS OF ATTORNEY
• Ch. 4: Creation of a Power of Attorney

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9. (a) Subject to the Indiana Rules of Evidence
and the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure:
(1) a video or audio recording of a principal captured or made
either before or after the execution of a power of attorney; or
(2) a video recording, one (1) or more photographic images, or an
audio recording capture made during part or all of the execution
of a power of attorney;
may be admissible as evidence under this section.
(b) Recordings or images described in subsection (a) may be
admissible as evidence of the following:
(1) The proper execution of a power of attorney.
(2) The intentions of the principal.
(3) The mental state or capacity of a principal.
(4) The authenticity of a power of attorney.
(5) Matters that are determined by a court to be relevant to the
validity or enforceability of a power of attorney.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.185-2021, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.162-2022, SEC.22.