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Terms Used In Indiana Code 7.1-2-6-10

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
   Sec. 10. Abatement Upon Conviction. A person may file a complaint with the circuit or criminal court of the county in which the offense was committed in a case in which a person has been convicted of a violation of this title, to abate as a public nuisance the real estate or other property involved in the commission of the offense or to enjoin the unlawful conduct or practice on or in the premises. In an abatement action under this section, a certified copy of the record of conviction shall be admissible in evidence and prima facie evidence that the room, house, building, boat, structure, automobile, or other vehicle, or place of any kind set forth and described in the complaint is a public nuisance.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-38.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.