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Ind. Code § 34-28-5-14 — Written appearance instead of personal appearance before court
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 5: Infraction and Ordinance Violation Enforcement Proceedings, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 34-28-5-14
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 14. If a person named as a defendant in a summons and complaint issued under IC 5-16-9-10 , before the appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, mails or delivers the following to the court having jurisdiction over the action: (1) an admission of the violation or a plea of nolo contendere to the violation; and (2) a fifty dollar ($50) civil judgment; the court shall enter a judgment against the defendant for the violation. An admission or plea of nolo contendere received by the court under this section (or IC 34-4-32-6 before its repeal) constitutes a written appearance and the defendant is not required to personally appear before the court. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-32-6.]
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