§ 34-30-11-1 — Guest statute

Indiana § 34-30-11-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 30: IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY
• Ch. 11: Guest Statute: Immunity of Owners or Operators of

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The owner, operator, or person responsible for
the operation of a motor vehicle is not liable for loss or damage arising
from injuries to or the death of:
(1) the person's parent;
(2) the person's spouse;
(3) the person's child or stepchild;
(4) the person's brother;
(5) the person's sister; or
(6) a hitchhiker;
resulting from the operation of the motor vehicle while the parent,
spouse, child or stepchild, brother, sister, or hitchhiker was being
transported without payment in or upon the motor vehicle unless the
injuries or death are caused by the wanton or willful misconduct of the
operator, owner, or person responsible for the operation of the motor
vehicle.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-40-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.