Sec. 29. (a) The record of the commission (or a duly certified copy thereof), shall be admissible in any proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction in this or any other state in which the applicant, licensee or certificate of registration holder charged or under investigation is a party, and where the issues of an act involved in the proceedings are pertinent to the inquiry before the commission and the verdict of the jury or judgment of the court in any action at law or the decree of the court in any proceeding in equity shall be prima facie as the facts at issue in the proceedings and necessarily adjudicated therein.

     (b) The verdict of the court or jury in any criminal prosecution in a court of record of this or any other state in which the applicant, licensee, or certificate of registration holder charged shall have been the defendant shall be conclusive as to the facts charged and at issue in such prosecution.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-28.5-1-29

  • Commission: means the Indiana plumbing commission created by this chapter. See Indiana Code 25-28.5-1-2
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Registration: means the granting of a certificate by the commission that authorizes an individual to act as an apprentice plumber. See Indiana Code 25-28.5-1-2
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  Previous section
Next section  
 Chapter 1 Contents