Indiana Code 25-43-8-1. Commission established
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Sec. 1. (a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission.
(c) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the commission is located. The commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
(b) The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-43-8-1
- 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.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(d) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.
As added by P.L.21-2023, SEC.1.