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Ind. Code § 34-31-4-1

Maximum limit of liability

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case ML v. State (2005)

Most recently applied in 858 F. Supp. 2d 971 - State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. T.B. (February 2012)

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.27.

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.

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