§ 34-6-2.1-170 — "Protection order" or "order for protection"

Indiana § 34-6-2.1-170

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 6: DEFINITIONS

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(a) "Protection order" or "order for
protection", for purposes of sections 76, 169, and 182 of this chapter
and IC 34-26-5, means an injunction or other order issued by a tribunal
of the issuing state or Indian tribe to prevent an individual from:
(1) engaging in violent or threatening acts against;
(2) engaging in harassment of;
(3) engaging in contact or communication with; or
(4) being in physical proximity to;
another person, including temporary and final orders issued by civil
and criminal courts.
(b) The term does not include a support or child custody order
issued under the dissolution and child custody laws of a state or Indian
tribe, except to the extent that the order qualifies as a protection order
under subsection (a) and is entitled to full faith and credit under a
federal law other than 18 U.S.C. 2265.
(c) The term applies to an order regardless of whether the order is
obtained by filing an independent action or as a pendente lite order in
another proceeding if any civil order was issued in response to a
complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seeking
protection.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.