Indiana § 34-11-2-4 Injury or forfeiture of penalty actions

Indiana Statutes

§ 34-11-2-4 — Injury or forfeiture of penalty actions

Indiana § 34-11-2-4

Title 34CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Art. 11LIMITATION OF ACTIONS

Ch. 2Specific Statutes of Limitation

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Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4 (2026).

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(a)An action for:

(1)injury to person or character;

(2)injury to personal property; or

(3)a forfeiture of penalty given by statute; must be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action accrues.

(b)Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), an action for injury to a person that results from the sexual abuse of a child must be commenced within the later of:

(1)seven (7) years after the cause of action accrues; or

(2)four (4) years after the person ceases to be a dependent of the person alleged to have performed the sexual abuse.

(c)An action for injury to a person that:

(1)results from the sexual abuse of a child;

(2)is barred due to the expiration of the statute of limitations period described in subsection (b); and

(3)is brought against a congressionally chartere

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(a) An action for:
(1) injury to person or character;
(2) injury to personal property; or
(3) a forfeiture of penalty given by statute;
must be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action
accrues.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), an action for
injury to a person that results from the sexual abuse of a child must be
commenced within the later of:
(1) seven (7) years after the cause of action accrues; or
(2) four (4) years after the person ceases to be a dependent of the
person alleged to have performed the sexual abuse.
(c) An action for injury to a person that:
(1) results from the sexual abuse of a child;
(2) is barred due to the expiration of the statute of limitations
period described in subsection (b); and
(3) is brought against a congressionally chartered organization
that was incorporated before June 16, 1916;
may be commenced in accordance with subsection (d).
(d) An action described in subsection (c) may be commenced before
July 1, 2025, by a person who, before January 1, 2024, participated in
a bankruptcy proceeding or bankruptcy settlement that:
(1) was initiated on February 18, 2020; and
(2) involved the organization described in subsection (c)(3).
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-2(1).]