Ind. Code § 34-7-7-1

Applicability of chapter

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Baker v. Parsons (2001)

Most recently applied in Kevin Pack v. Truth Publishing Company, Inc., and John S. Dille III (April 2019)

As added by P.L.114-1998, SEC.7.

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Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to an act in furtherance of a person's right of petition or free speech under the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Indiana in connection with a public issue or an issue of public interest that arises after June 30, 1998. This chapter does not apply to an action that was filed and is pending before July 1, 1998.

(b) This chapter does not apply to an enforcement action brought in the name of the state of Indiana by the attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, or another attorney acting as a public prosecutor.

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