§ 34-28-3-2 — Petition to court; requirements; terms of emancipation

Indiana § 34-28-3-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 28: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS: MISCELLANEOUS
• Ch. 3: Partial Emancipation for Minors to Participate in

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(a) This section applies to:
(1) a circuit or superior court that has jurisdiction in the county in
which the minor resides or is employed; or
(2) if the minor neither resides in nor is employed in Indiana, the
circuit or superior court that has jurisdiction in the county in
which any party to the contract or release has its principal office
in Indiana.
(b) A circuit or superior court described in subsection (a) may
partially emancipate a minor under this chapter if the court finds all of
the following:
(1) The minor and the minor's parents, having petitioned the
court, appear before the court and agree that the minor should be
partially emancipated to be allowed to participate in professional
automobile or motorcycle racing events.
(2) The minor possesses the maturity to understand the hazards
and risks involved in participating in automotive or motorcycle
racing events.
(3) The minor and the minor's parents understand what it means
for the minor and the minor's parents to be bound by any
contracts, releases, or indemnity agreements the minor signs once
the minor is partially emancipated under this chapter.
(4) If the minor intends to drive in a professional automobile or
motorcycle racing event, that the minor has five (5) years
experience in go-kart, automobile, or motorcycle racing.
(c) Whenever the court partially emancipates a minor under this
chapter, the court shall specify the terms of the emancipation, which
are limited to any of the following:
(1) The ability to contract for the purposes of participating in
professional automobile and motorcycle racing events.
(2) The ability to sign liability releases or indemnity agreements
required by a sanctioning entity of professional automobile or
motorcycle racing events.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44.2-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24.