Ind. Code § 34-30-11-1

Guest statute

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Wohlwend v. Edwards (2003)

Most recently applied in Reid Hospital and Health Care v. Conifer Revenue Cycle Solution (August 2021)

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.

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Sec. 1. The owner, operator, or person responsible for the operation of a motor vehicle is not liable for loss or damage arising from injuries to or the death of:

(1) the person's parent;

(2) the person's spouse;

(3) the person's child or stepchild;

(4) the person's brother;

(5) the person's sister; or

(6) a hitchhiker;

resulting from the operation of the motor vehicle while the parent, spouse, child or stepchild, brother, sister, or hitchhiker was being transported without payment in or upon the motor vehicle unless the injuries or death are caused by the wanton or willful misconduct of the operator, owner, or person responsible for the operation of the motor vehicle.

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