Indiana § 34-28-5-14 Written appearance instead of personal appearance before court

Indiana Statutes

§ 34-28-5-14 — Written appearance instead of personal appearance before court

Indiana·Title 34 CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE·Art. 28 SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS: MISCELLANEOUS·Ch. 5 Infraction and Ordinance Violation Enforcement

If a person named as a defendant in a summons and complaint issued under IC 5-16-9-10, before the appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, mails or delivers the following to the court having jurisdiction over the action:

(1)an admission of the violation or a plea of nolo contendere to the violation; and

(2)a fifty dollar ($50) civil judgment; the court shall enter a judgment against the defendant for the violation. An admission or plea of nolo contendere received by the court under this section (or IC 34-4-32-6 before its repeal) constitutes a written appearance and the defendant is not required to personally appear before the court. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-32-6.]

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If a person named as a defendant in a
summons and complaint issued under IC 5-16-9-10, before the
appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, mails or
delivers the following to the court having jurisdiction over the action:
(1) an admission of the violation or a plea of nolo contendere to
the violation; and
(2) a fifty dollar ($50) civil judgment;
the court shall enter a judgment against the defendant for the violation.
An admission or plea of nolo contendere received by the court under
this section (or IC 34-4-32-6 before its repeal) constitutes a written
appearance and the defendant is not required to personally appear
before the court.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-32-6.]

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