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Ind. Code § 34-11-2-16

Female genital mutilation

As added by P.L.51-2021, SEC.4.

Sec. 16. (a) An action for civil female genital mutilation (IC 34-24-3-5) must be commenced not later than ten (10) years after the eighteenth birthday of the child.

(b) An action for any damages under this section may include the following:

(1) Actual damages.

(2) Compensatory damages.

(3) Punitive damages.

(4) Treble damages (as described in IC 34-24-3-5), on proof of actual damages if the defendant's acts were willful and malicious.

(5) Attorney's fees and costs.

(6) Any other appropriate relief.

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