2010 Indiana Code
TITLE 34. CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 9. PARTIES
CHAPTER 1. REPRESENTATION OF PARTIES BY ATTORNEYS
IC 34-9
ARTICLE 9. PARTIES
IC 34-9-1
Chapter 1. Representation of Parties by Attorneys
IC 34-9-1-1
Actions by private parties, attorneys, or corporations
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided under subsection (c), a civil action
may be prosecuted or defended by a party:
(1) in person; or
(2) represented by an attorney.
(b) If the state of Indiana is a party to a civil action filed on the
small claims docket of a circuit court, superior court, or county court,
the state of Indiana is not required to appear by attorney.
(c) A corporation and any organization required to make
application to the secretary of state under IC 25-11-1-3 must appear
by attorney in all cases. However, corporations organized under:
(1) IC 23-1;
(2) IC 23-1.5;
(3) IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal on August 1, 1991); or
(4) IC 23-17;
are not required to appear by attorney in civil cases filed on a small
claims docket of a circuit, superior, or county court.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.4.
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