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

Indiana § 34-28-5-14

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

Text

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.]

Legislative History

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