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Ind. Code § 35-40-2-1

Standing of victims

As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. A victim has standing to assert the rights established by this article. However, this article does not do any of the following:

(1) Provide grounds for a victim to challenge a charging decision or a conviction, obtain a stay of trial, or compel a new trial.

(2) Give rise to a claim for damages against the state of Indiana, a political subdivision, or any public official.

(3) Provide grounds for a person accused of or convicted of a crime or an act of delinquency to obtain any form of relief.

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