Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-23-7.1-34

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Indiana library and historical department established by IC 4-23-7-1. See Indiana Code 4-23-7.1-1
  • State library: means the Indiana state library established by IC 4-23-7-3. See Indiana Code 4-23-7.1-1
   Sec. 34. A person who damages or loses a book, document, plaque, marker, or sign belonging to the department is liable for triple damages. If the book that is damaged or lost is one (1) volume of a set, the person is liable for the whole set, but upon paying the replacement cost of the set, the person may take the broken set. All money received under this section shall be deposited in the state library publications fund.

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.40, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.215-2016, SEC.96; P.L.42-2018, SEC.15.