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Ind. Code § 12-15-8-8

Attorney's fees

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Peters (2008)

Most recently applied in State v. Peters (May 2008)

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to a lien on a Medicaid recipient's real property under IC 12-15-8.5.

(b) This section applies only to a lien on a recovery under section 1 or section 2 of this chapter.

(c) The office shall pay attorney's fees in the amount of one (1) of the following:

(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the office's recovery under the lien if the claim was collected without initiating legal proceedings.

(2) Thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the office's recovery under the lien if the claim was collected by initiating legal proceedings.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.