Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a proceeding:
(1) pending before a court, a body, or an official, that exists under the constitution or laws of Indiana;
(2) in which certain limitations of time are or may be fixed by law or rule for doing any acts in the proceeding; and
(3) if an emergency exists or arises by reason of:
(A) war;
(B) insurrection;
(C) pestilence; or
(D) act of God;
which prevents the performance of an act that is essential to conserve substantial rights.