§ 34-13-3-0.1 Application of certain amendments to chapter
§ 34-13-3-0.2 Application of certain amendments to prior law
§ 34-13-3-1 Applicability of chapter
§ 34-13-3-2 Applicability of chapter
§ 34-13-3-2.3 Applicability of chapter to NCSL 2020 Legislative Summit host committee
§ 34-13-3-2.5 Applicability of chapter to certain claims or suit in tort against a postsecondary educational institution
§ 34-13-3-3 Immunity of governmental entity or employee
§ 34-13-3-4 Limitation on aggregate liability; punitive damages prohibited
§ 34-13-3-5 Actions against individual members not authorized; judgment against or settlement by governmental entity
§ 34-13-3-6 Notice to attorney general and state agency involved
§ 34-13-3-7 Administrative claim for inmate’s recovery of property
§ 34-13-3-8 Claims against political subdivisions; notice requirement
§ 34-13-3-9 Incapacitated plaintiffs; notice requirement
§ 34-13-3-10 Notice requirement; form of statement
§ 34-13-3-11 Approval or denial of claim by government entity
§ 34-13-3-12 Notice requirements; service
§ 34-13-3-13 Denial of claim as prerequisite to suit
§ 34-13-3-14 Compromise or settlement of claim by governor
§ 34-13-3-15 Attorney general; powers and duties
§ 34-13-3-16 Compromise or settlement of claim by political subdivision
§ 34-13-3-17 Enforcement of judgments against governmental entities
§ 34-13-3-18 Time for payment of claim or judgment; interest rate
§ 34-13-3-19 Applicability of IC 34-13-3-18; settlement
§ 34-13-3-20 Liability insurance; prohibitions
§ 34-13-3-21 Attorney’s fees; allowance to governmental entity; action for abuse of process
§ 34-13-3-22 Persons or entities considered political subdivisions
§ 34-13-3-23 Structured settlement; discharge; limits
§ 34-13-3-24 Appropriations for payment of claims and expenses
§ 34-13-3-25 Presentation of vouchers and issuance of warrants for appropriations

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 34 > Article 13 > Chapter 3 - Tort Claims Against Governmental Entities and Public Employees

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • 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.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5