Indiana § 34-54-4-1 Violations

Indiana Statutes

§ 34-54-4-1 — Violations

Indiana § 34-54-4-1

Title 34CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Art. 54JUDGMENTS

Ch. 4Cognovit Note Prohibited as a Means of Confessing

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Ind. Code § 34-54-4-1 (2026).

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A person who knowingly:

(1)procures another to:

(A)execute as maker; or

(B)endorse or assign; a cognovit note;

(2)being the payee, endorsee, or assignee of the cognovit note, retains possession of the cognovit note; or

(3)attempts to recover upon or enforce within Indiana a judgment obtained in any other jurisdiction based upon a cognovit note; commits a Class B misdemeanor. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-26-1(b).]

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A person who knowingly:
(1) procures another to:
(A) execute as maker; or
(B) endorse or assign;
a cognovit note;
(2) being the payee, endorsee, or assignee of the cognovit note,
retains possession of the cognovit note; or
(3) attempts to recover upon or enforce within Indiana a judgment
obtained in any other jurisdiction based upon a cognovit note;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-26-1(b).]