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2017 Indiana Code
TITLE 34. Civil Law and Procedure
ARTICLE 31. LIMITED LIABILITY
CHAPTER 4. Limited Liability of Parents for Damages Caused by Child
34-31-4-1. Maximum limit of liability
Universal Citation: IN Code § 34-31-4-1 (2017)
IC 34-31-4-1 Maximum limit of liability
Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, a parent is liable for not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in actual damages arising from harm to a person or damage to property knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly caused by the parent's child if:
(1) the parent has custody of the child; and
(2) the child is living with the parent.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-31-1(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.27.
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