Ind. Code § 34-36-3-3

Number of challenges

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hatter v. Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. (2010)

Most recently applied in Hatter v. Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. (September 2010)

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.32.

Sec. 3. (a) Each party in a civil case has three (3) peremptory challenges.

(b) In addition to the peremptory challenges under subsection (a), each party is entitled to:

(1) one (1) peremptory challenge if the court directs that one (1) or two (2) alternate jurors are to be impanelled; or

(2) two (2) peremptory challenges if the court directs that three (3) alternate jurors are to be impanelled.

(c) The additional peremptory challenges under subsection (b) may be used only against alternate jurors, and the peremptory challenges under subsection (a) may not be used against alternate jurors.

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