Indiana § 32-31-6-8 Summons; court procedure

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-31-6-8 — Summons; court procedure

Indiana § 32-31-6-8

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 31LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS

Ch. 6Emergency Possessory Orders

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Ind. Code § 32-31-6-8 (2026).

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(a)If a petition is filed under this chapter, the clerk shall issue to the respondent a summons to appear at a hearing. The summons must:

(1)give notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing; and

(2)inform the respondent that the respondent must appear before the court to answer the petition.

(b)The clerk shall serve the respondent with the summons to appear in accordance with Rule 4.1 of the Rules of Trial Procedure.

(c)The court shall not grant a continuance of the emergency hearing except upon clear and convincing evidence that manifest injustice would result if a continuance were not granted. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-9-8.]

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(a) If a petition is filed under this chapter, the
clerk shall issue to the respondent a summons to appear at a hearing.
The summons must:
(1) give notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing; and
(2) inform the respondent that the respondent must appear before
the court to answer the petition.
(b) The clerk shall serve the respondent with the summons to appear
in accordance with Rule 4.1 of the Rules of Trial Procedure.
(c) The court shall not grant a continuance of the emergency hearing
except upon clear and convincing evidence that manifest injustice
would result if a continuance were not granted.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-9-8.]